Portugal 200 Escudos, 1996
Taiwan, Silver
Information
Country
Portugal
Portugal
Currency
Escudo
(1911 – 2001)
Coin type
Non-circulating coin
Denomination
200 Escudos
Year
1996
Ruler
Third Republic
(1974–9999)
Composition
Silver (.925)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
26.5
Diameter (mm)
36
Demonetized
28 February 2002
Description
200 Escudos from Portugal. Issued in 1996. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 36 mm and weighs 26.5 g.
- Obverse
- Portuguese coat of arms next to a flowered plum tree branch. Value and date below.
- Reverse
- Ship sailing, map of the island of Formosa which will become Taiwan. The date 1582 is the first stay on the island of Portuguese sailors after a shipwreck for 2 months. The discovery by a passing boat dates from 1542 or 1544. Country name in Chinese and Latin characters.
- Edge
- Reeded
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