200 Escudos Taiwan, Silver

€41,067.00
IssuerPortugal
Year1996
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value200 Escudos (200 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight26.5 g
Dimensions36 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to28 February 2002
Reference(s) KM#692a, Gomes#R 121.03
Obverse descriptionPortuguese coat of arms next to a flowered plum tree branch. Value and date below.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering200 ESC 1996 REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
Reverse descriptionShip 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 scriptChinese, Latin
Reverse lettering1582 I. formosa 台湾·TAIWAN ISABEL C.-F.BRANCO INCM
EdgeReeded
MintINCM
Lisbon, Portugal
Mintage1996  - Proof -
1996 INCM - Gomes#R 121.03 - Proof - 10 496
Catalog ID2372540970
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