Coat of arms of Portugal, 2 compasses and lines that symbolize a nautical chart
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA
200$00 J.MACHADO INCM
J
Reverse description
Portrait of C. Colombus 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 nort coast of Hispaniola, Haiti, where he settled in Dicember 1492.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
NOVO MUNDO AMERICA 1492 1992
S S.A.S XNCY Xpõ FERENS
la española