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100 Escudos Diogo Cão, Gold
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1987 ☩☩100 ESC.☩ 22 13 6 |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dynamic scene commemorating the Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão, featuring a large navigational wind rose or compass rose at the centre, rendered in fine detail with radiating lines suggestive of oceanic cartographic charts. A billowing sail occupies the left portion of the field, evoking the caravel vessels of the 15th-century Portuguese voyages of discovery. Stylised coastal outlines and navigational grid lines extend across the background, referencing the African coastline charted by Cão. The legend 'DIOGO CÃO' appears in large letters along the lower arc, with the commemorative date '1486' — the year of his most significant expedition — to the upper left. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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