Obverse
REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA25$00
Coat of arms of Portugal (7 castles and 5 ECU). Country name at the top, denomination at the bottom.
MAEngraved by Marcelino Norte de Almeida
Portugal 25 escudos - Accession to the CEE
Portugal · 1986 · 25 escudosUncommon
€0.30minimum price
4,990,000coins minted
N5492 KM635 GOMESR61
The coin's story
Commemorative coin Portugal's entry into the European Union Obverse: Coat of arms of Portugal (7 castles and 5 ECU). Country name at the top, denomination at the bottom. Reverse: Pattern of 12 woven ribbons. Text above including the engraver monogram.
Reverse
PORTUGAL*EUROPAINCM1986MS
Pattern of 12 woven ribbons. Text above including the engraver monogram.
ASEngraved by Armando Matos Simões
Specifications
- Denomination25 escudos
- Year1986
- Mintage4,990,000
- MaterialCopper-Nickel
- ShapeRound
- Diameter28.5 mm
- Thickness2.25 mm
- Weight11 g
- EdgeReeded
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.25 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
2,5 escudos1983 · 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)