100 Escudos Nuno Tristao

€1.00
IssuerPortugal
Year1987
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value100 Escudos (100 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight16.6 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness2.8 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#640, Gomes#R76.01
Obverse descriptionShield flanked by crowns within circle
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 100 ESCUDOS
Reverse descriptionA caravelle with lateen sails, the boat used by Nuno Tristao during his navigations down the coast of Africa (ordered by Henri the Navigator). He reached the Rio Gambia in 1446, during his last voyage. Date of the coin below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringNVNO TRISTÃO RIO GÂMBIA 1446 ISABEL · F.BRANCO 1987 incm
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1987 INCM - - 1 000 000
Catalog ID7766553730
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