| Issuer | Portugal |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Value | 200 Escudos (200 PTE) |
| Currency | Escudo (1911-2001) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 27.2 g |
| Dimensions | 36 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 28 February 2002 |
| Reference(s) | KM#692b, Gomes#R 121.04 |
| Obverse description | Portuguese coat of arms next to a flowered plum tree branch. Value and date below. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 200 ESC 1996 J REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA |
| Reverse description | Ship sailing, map of the island of Formosa which will become Taiwan. The date 1582 is the first stay on the island of Portuguese sailors after a shipwreck for 2 months. The discovery by a passing boat dates from 1542 or 1544. Country name in Chinese and Latin characters. |
| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 1582 I. formosa 台湾·TAIWAN ISABEL C.-F.BRANCO INCM |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | INCM Lisbon, Portugal |
| Mintage | 1996 INCM - Gomes#R 121.04 - Proof - 1 270 |
| Catalog ID | 4685645770 |
| Comments |
