200 Escudos – Portugal
Circulating commemorative coins
Commemoration: Vasco da Gama
Series: IX Portuguese Discoveries Series
Context
Year: 1998
Issuer: Portugal 
Period:
(since 1974)
Currency:
(1911—2001)
Demonetization: 28 February 2002
Total mintage: 500,000
Material
Diameter: 36 mm
Weight: 21.1 g
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Shape: Round
Composition: Copper-nickel
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Coin alignment
References
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Numista: #9528
Value
Exchange value: 200 PTE
Inflation-adjusted value: 353.15 PTE
Obverse
Inscription:
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
200
esc
S. MACHADO INCM
1998
200
esc
S. MACHADO INCM
1998
Translation:
PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC
200
escudos
S. MACHADO INCM
1998
200
escudos
S. MACHADO INCM
1998
Script: Latin
Language: Portuguese
Engraver: Raul de Sousa Machado
Reverse
Inscription:
PRIMEIRA VIAGEM LISBOA CALECUTE
VAS
CO
DA
GA
MA
· 8 JULHO 1497 - 20 MAIO 1498 ·
VAS
CO
DA
GA
MA
· 8 JULHO 1497 - 20 MAIO 1498 ·
Script: Latin
Engraver: Raul de Sousa Machado
Edge
Reeded
Categories
| Symbols> Coat of Arms |
| Transportation> Watercraft |
| Person> Explorer |
Mints
| Name | Mark |
|---|---|
| Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda | INCM |
Mintings
| Year | Mint Mark | Mintage | Quality | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | INCM | 500,000 |
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