Portugal 200 Escudos, 2000

Terra do Lavrador, Gold

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Information

Country Portugal Portugal
Currency Escudo (1911 – 2001)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 200 Escudos
Year 2000
Ruler Third Republic (1974–9999)
Composition Gold (.9167)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 27.2
Diameter (mm) 36
Demonetized Yes

Description

200 Escudos from Portugal. Issued in 2000. Struck in Gold (.9167). Measures 36 mm and weighs 27.2 g.

Obverse
On a map inspired by the Cantino World Map (1502) with the Newfoundland and the southern tip of Greenland, a whale, a compass and the coat of arms Portugal.Legend around, date on top.
Reverse
A ship, caravel with lateen sails, sailing left where is shown a map of the Terra do Lavrador, current Greenland, drawn from maps of the Universal Cosmography of Guillaume le Testu (1555). A Portuguese navigator Joao Fernandes Lavrador has likely been at the origin of the name Labrador. Below, dates of Portuguese explorations of the region.
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
2000 INCM 1.3K Proof

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