Portugal 200 Escudos, 1995
Molluques, Silver
Information
Country
Portugal
Portugal
Currency
Escudo
(1911 – 2001)
Coin type
Non-circulating coin
Denomination
200 Escudos
Year
1995
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 1995. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 36 mm and weighs 26.5 g.
- Obverse
- Portuguese coat of arms to the left, above a branch of clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum), below of nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans). Those spices were search for by Europeans in the 16th century. Both originate from the Maluku Islands.
- Reverse
- Ship and Maluku Islands, volcanic archipelago with the influential Ternate and Tidore kingdoms among others. The archipelago was named "Spice Islands"
- Edge
- Reeded
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