Portugal 200 Escudos, 1996

Taiwan, Gold

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Portugal Portugal
Currency Escudo (1911 – 2001)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 200 Escudos
Year 1996
Ruler Third Republic (1974–9999)
Composition Gold (.917)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 27.2
Diameter (mm) 36
Demonetized 28 February 2002

Description

200 Escudos from Portugal. Issued in 1996. Struck in Gold (.917). Measures 36 mm and weighs 27.2 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

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1996 INCM 1.3K Gomes#R 121.04 - Proof

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