Portuguese explorer Pedro de Sintra. The first european to explore the West African coast. Around 1460 his expedition reached what is now Sierra Leone.
Obverse lettering
PEDRO
DE SINTRA - SÉC. XV (Translation: Pedro de Sintra - XV Century)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Portuguese caravel
Reverse lettering
SERRA LEOA - 1460
CARAVELA LATINA (Translation: Sierra Leone - 1460 Latin Caravel)