Coat of arms of Portugal, 2 compasses and lines that symbolize a nautical chart
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA
200$00 S.MACHADO INCM
Reverse description
Portrait of C. Columbus and his signature `Xpõ FERENS` on the right, above left, the 3 boats of the expedition (the larger carrack Santa Maria, the smaller caravels Nina and Pinta). Below, a map of the north coast of Hispaniola, Haiti, where he settled in December 1492.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
NOVO MUNDO
AMERICA
1492
1992
S
S.A.S
XNCY
Xpõ FERENS
la española
Edge
Reeded
Mint
incm Lisbon, Portugal
Mintage
ND
(1992) incm - BNC (Brilliant Non Circulate) - In Sets only - 10 000 ND
(1992) incm - Proof - 15 000