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200 Escudos Namban Art, Gold
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Value | 200 Escudos (200 PTE) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA · 1993 200 ESC |
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The Namban ("Southern Barbarians") art tradition emerged directly from Portuguese traders arriving in Japan after 1543, producing a hybrid visual culture — Japanese craftsmen depicting foreign merchants, ships, and Jesuit priests using lacquer, screen, and panel formats for an aristocratic domestic market. By the late twentieth century, Portugal had developed one of the most technically ambitious commemorative coin programs in Europe, with INCM issuing gold, silver, and bimetallic variants of single designs across multiple weight classes. The .917 fineness here follows the historic 22-karat crown gold standard, not a modern convenience choice.