Portugal 200 Escudos, 1995

Molluques, Palladium

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Portugal Portugal
Currency Escudo (1911 – 2001)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 200 Escudos
Year 1995
Ruler Third Republic (1974–9999)
Composition Palladium (.999)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 31.12
Diameter (mm) 36
Demonetized 28 February 2002

Description

200 Escudos from Portugal. Issued in 1995. Struck in Palladium (.999). Measures 36 mm and weighs 31.12 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 archipielago among which the influencial Ternate and Tidore kingdoms. The archipelago was named "Spice Islands"
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1995 INCM 1K Proof

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