200 Escudos Solor and Timor

€13,031.00
IssuerPortugal
Year1995
TypeCirculating commemorative coins
Value200 Escudos (200 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight21.3 g
Dimensions36 mm
Thickness2.8 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Eloísa Byrne
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#683, Gomes#R 116.01
Obverse descriptionPortuguese coat of arms, to the left a sandalwood tree, and below a 16th century ship sailing to the left. Date below.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 200 ESC. 1995 INCM E.BYRNE
Reverse descriptionA cross ot the Order of Christ superimposed to a map of the Island of Timor, archipelago of Solor above left (North west). Around, several symbols of myths and local traditions, a cobra, a buffalo, a horse, a crocodile, a diadem and a man standing with traditional adornments.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringILHAS DE SOLOR E TIMOR·1515
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1995 INCM - - 750 000
Catalog ID2214900960
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