200 Escudos Tanegashima, Silver

€58,709.00
IssuerPortugal
Year1993
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value200 Escudos (200 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight26.5 g
Dimensions36 mm
Thickness2.8 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Eloísa Byrne
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#665a, Gomes#R106.02
Obverse descriptionPortuguese boat, probably a carrack or nau, close to the Japanese coast on the left, drawn in the style of Namban art. Around above, the name in Latin and the name of the island in Japanese south of Kyushu and at bottom the date of the landing and coin issuing date bordered by a circle of pearls.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 200 ESCUDOS
Reverse descriptionPortuguese coat of arms on the left, on the right the sea stylized as in Namban art, a compass. Name of the country and value bordered on both sides by a circle of pearls.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering種子島 * TANEGASHIMA INCM * 1543•1993 * E.BYRNE
EdgeReeded
Mintincm
Lisbon, Portugal
Mintage1993 incm - BNC (Brilliant Non Circulated) - In Sets Only - 22 000
1993 incm - Proof - 22 000
Catalog ID6174412890
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