100 Escudos Gil Eanes, Silver

€1.00
IssuerPortugal
Year1987
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value100 Escudos (100 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight16.5 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)S. Machado
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#639a, Gomes#R75.02
Obverse descriptionPortuguese shield within circle.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA 100 ESCUDOS
Reverse descriptionSailboat, a square rigged caravel, sailing along a coast, surrounded by the name Gil Eanes, first Portuguese sailor to round Cabo Bojador (West Africa), the date of the event and the name of the Cape. Date of the coin below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringGIL EANES · 1434 · CABO BOJADOR ✠ 1987 ✠ incm S. machado
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1987 INCM - BNC (Brilliant Non Circulated) - 50 000
1987 INCM - Proof - 22 000
Catalog ID1583885960
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