100 Escudos Gil Eanes

€1.00
IssuerPortugal
Year1987
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value100 Escudos (100 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight16.5 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Raul de Sousa Machado
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#639, Gomes#R 75
Obverse descriptionShield 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 - - 1 000 000
Catalog ID8935629150
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