Portuguese coat of arms to the left, above a branch of clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum), below of nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans). Those spices were search for by Europeans in the 16th century. Both originate from the Maluku Islands.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1995
200 ESC. A.MARINHO INCM
Reverse description
Ship and Maluku Islands, volcanic archipelago with the influential Ternate and Tidore kingdoms among others. The archipelago was named `Spice Islands`
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
ILHAS DAS ESPECIARIAS MOLUCAS 1512
TERNATE TIDORE
Edge
Reeded
Mint
INCM Lisbon, Portugal
Mintage
1995 incm - BNC (Brilliant Non Circulated) - In sets only - 20 000 1995 incm - Proof - 20 000