100 Escudos Canary Islands

€2.00
IssuerPortugal
Year1989
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value100 Escudos (100 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight16.5 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)R. de Sousa Machado
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#646, Gomes#R79.01
Obverse descriptionPortuguese coat of arms supported by a man and a woman Guanches, the pre-European inhabitants of the Canary Islands, below a ribbon with the latin way they were named at the time of the Portuguese discovery. Value below.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA HOMINES SYLVESTRES DE INSULA CANARIA 100$00
Reverse descriptionBoat under sail, a square rigged caravel, in front of the Canary Islands. To the left, date of the Portuguese discovery and to the right date of the end of the dispute with Spain and retrocession of the Islands to the latter. Date of the coin below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering1336 • ILHAS CANARIAS • 1479 S. MACHADO incm 1989
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1989 INCM - - 2 000 000
Catalog ID5786240860
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