Portugal 200 Escudos, 1994

200 Escudos from Portugal. Issued in 1994. Struck in Gold (.917). Measures 36 mm and weighs 27.2 g.

Obverse

Map of South America with the line of the Treaty of Tordesillas framed by the coats of arms of Spain in the west and Portugal to the east. To the right, a Portuguese ship of the 16th century (square rigged carrack) . Below "Division of the World" and the year of the Treaty. The edges is bordered by a line representing a cartographic scale.

Reverse

Portuguese coat of arms on the left. Map of Europe and Africa. A compass and lines symbolize the navigation. The edge is bordered by a line representing a cartographic scale.

Edge

Reeded