Obverse
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 2$50
Petit écu portugais avec la légende et valeur « REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 2$50 ».
MAEngraved by Marcelino Norte de Almeida
Portugal 2.5 escudos 1983 - World Food Day (FAO)
Portugal · 1983 · 2,5 escudosCommemorative coinRare
€1.78minimum price
995,000coins minted
N9829 KM617 GOMESR34
World Food Day (FAO) 1983
The coin's story
Commemorative coin issued in 1983 for World Food Day (FAO), illustrated by a corn ear symbolizing agriculture, marked by the importance of Portugal in global food solidarity.
Reverse
FAO 1983
Stylished corn seed with inscription « FAO 1983 ».
EVEngraved by Euclides Vaz
Specifications
- Denomination2,5 escudos
- Year1983
- Mintage995,000
- MintImprensa Nacional – Casa da Moeda, Lisbonne
- MaterialCopper-Nickel
- ShapeRound
- Diameter20 mm
- Thickness1.6 mm
- Weight3.5 g
- EdgeReeded
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.6 mm.
Composition
Nickel 100 %
Reference catalogues
Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters
1 escudo1986 · 16 mm
1 escudo1981 · 18 mm
1 escudo1982 · 18.2 mm
2,50 escudos1982 · 20 mm
5 escudos1986 · 21.1 mm
10 escudos1987 · 23.5 mm
10 escudos1988 · 23.5 mmBy the same engraver: Marcelino Norte de Almeida 25 coins
1964Portugal 10 centavos 1964
1967Portugal 5 escudos 1967
1967Portugal 20 centavos 1967
1972Portugal 1 escudo 1972
1973Portugal 10 escudos 1973
1974Portugal 2.50 escudos 1974
1974Portugal 20 centavos 1974
1974Portugal 50 centavos 1974
1976Portugal 10 centavos 1976
1977Portugal 2.5 escudos 1977 - Centenary of the death of Alexander Herculano (Proof)