| Issuer | Portugal |
| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
| Value | 200 Escudos (200 PTE) |
| Currency | Escudo (1911-2001) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 21.1 g |
| Dimensions | 36 mm |
| Thickness | 2.8 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Eloísa Byrne |
| In circulation to | 28 February 2002 |
| Reference(s) | KM#673, Gomes#R 113.01 |
| Obverse description | Center divided into 4 quarters. Top left and low right: wavy lines symbolising navigation, lower left: the Portuguese coat of arms, top right: the personal arms of the King John II, `a pelican in her piety` (mother pelican wounding her chest to feed its young) with the moto `Pela Lei e Pela Grei` (`by Law and by the People` in Old Portuguese. Rim: name of the country and value, circle of pearls. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA POLÁ LEI E POLÁ GREI INCM · 200 ESCUDOS · E.BYRNE |
| Reverse description | Portrait of Joao II of Portugal wearing the crown and holding a small ship , a 16th century lateen-rigged three-masted caravel. Rim: the name of the king and the year of his death, 1495. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | D. JOÁO II : PRINCIPE PERFEITO : 1495·1995 |
| Edge | Milled |
| Mint | incm Lisbon, Portugal |
| Mintage | ND
(1994) incm - - 950 000 |
| Catalog ID | 6893549480 |
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