100 Escudos Madeira and Porto Santo, Silver

€1.00
IssuerPortugal
Year1989
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value100 Escudos (100 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight21 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness2.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#647a, Gomes#R02.80
Obverse descriptionPortuguese coat of arms superimposed on the Cross of the Order of Christ (Real Ordem dos Cavaleiros de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo). Value below
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA · 100 ESCUDOS ·
Reverse descriptionSquare rigged caravel (with vessel’s name Ave Maria on sail) on a map of the archipelago showing Madeira below the vessel and Porto Santo above to the right. Dates of the Portuguese discoveries around (the islands were already known to the Greeks and Phoenicians), date of the coin below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering1420 MADEIRA PORTO SANTO 1419 AVE MARIA incm ISABEL C ✠ 1989 ✠ F. BRANCO
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1989  - BNC (Brilliant Non Circulated) - In sets only - 50 000
1989  - Proof - 20 000
Catalog ID7446395320
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