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200 Escudos José de Anchieta, Silver

Issuer Banco de Portugal
Year 1997
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Value 200 Escudos (200 PTE)
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Reverse description The reverse presents a three-quarter bust of José de Anchieta, the Jesuit missionary and Apostle of Brazil, facing slightly left, shown wearing clerical robes and resting his hands upon an open book. To the left of the bust is a patriarchal cross entwined with the Jesuit IHS monogram. The legend 'JOSÉ DE ANCHIETA' curves along the upper rim, flanked by his birth and death years '1534' and '1597'. The inscription 'APOSTOLO DO BRASIL' arcs along the lower rim, with the abbreviation 'B.to' indicating his beatification appearing at the upper left of the legend.
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Reverse lettering B.to JOSÉ DE ANCHIETA 1534·1597 APOSTOLO DO BRASIL
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