Representation of a 16th century ship in a storm at sea, 5 sailors support Francois Xavier above the water, thus calming the sea, one of the Saint`s miracles. Coat of arms left, value and dates below.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA •
200 ESC
INCM SM
1997
Reverse description
Bust of the jesuit Saint Francis Xavier , after a portrait by a Japanese painter from Kobe, emblem of the Society of Jesus to the right. Below, his dates of birth and death.