Portuguese explorers Francisco Zeimoto, Antonio Peixoto, Fernão Mendes Pinto and Antonio da Mota becoming the first Europeans to reach Japan in 1542
Obverse lettering
FRANCISCO ZEIMOTO
ANTONIO PEIXOTO
FERNÃO MENDES PINTO
ANTONIO DA MOTA
SÉC. XVI (Translation: Francisco Zeimoto Antonio Peixoto Fernão Mendes Pinto Antonio Da Mota XVI Century)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Reverse lettering
ILHA TANEGASHIMA (JAPÃO) 1542
GALEÃO (Translation: Tanegashima Island (Japan) 1542 Galleon)