| Issuer | Portugal |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
| Value | 200 Escudos (200 PTE) |
| Currency | Escudo (1911-2001) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 21.2 g |
| Dimensions | 36 mm |
| Thickness | 2.8 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Raul de Sousa Machado |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#697, Gomes#R 122.01, R122.02# |
| Obverse description | 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, the arms of Portugal to the left, and the value and dates below |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | • REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA •
200 ESC
INCM SM
1997 (Translation: Republic of Portugal 200 Escudos INCM SM 1997) |
| Reverse description | The bust of the Jesuit Saint Francis Xavier by a Japanese painter from Kobe, emblem of the Society of Jesus to the right and his dates of birth and death at the bottom |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | S. FRANCISCO XAVIER IHS • 1506 – 1552 • |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | INCM Lisbon, Portugal |
| Mintage | 1997 INCM - Gomes#R 122.01 - 650 000 1997 INCM - Gomes#R 122.02 - BNC(Brilliant Non Circulated) - 5 000 |
| Catalog ID | 5767293770 |
| Comments |
