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Portugal 200 escudos 1991 - Garcia de Orta

Portugal · 1991 · 200 escudos
Common
€1.50minimum price
33,000,000coins minted
N1238 KM655 GOMESR93
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The coin's story

200 bimetallic escudos from Portugal (1991), type Garcia de Orta.

    Obverse

    REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 200 ESCUDOS 1991

    Coat of arms of Portugal above the value, with the date at the bottom.

    JCEngraved by José Cândido

    Reverse

    GARCIA DE ORTA · J. CANDIDO INCM

    Portrait of Garcia de Orta (1501-1568) with the inscriptions of the name and the signature of the engraver.

    JCEngraved by José Cândido

    Specifications

    • Denomination200 escudos
    • Year1991
    • Mintage33,000,000
    • MaterialBimetallic: Copper-Nickel center, Bronze-Aluminium ring
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter28 mm
    • Thickness2.2 mm
    • Weight9.8 g
    • EdgeAlternatively smooth and reeded

    Actual size

    200 escudos 28 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.2 mm.

    Composition

    Copper95 % Tin5 %

    Reference catalogues

    N1238Numista KM655Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) GOMESR93Gomes

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    1 escudo1986 · 16 mm 5 escudos1986 · 21.1 mm 10 escudos1987 · 23.5 mm 10 escudos1988 · 23.5 mm 100 escudos1990 · 25.5 mm 20 Escudos1986 · 27 mm 200 escudos1991 · 28 mm 25 escudos1986 · 28.5 mm

    By the same engraver: José Cândido 2 coins

    1990Portugal 100 escudo 1990 - Pedro Nunes

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