Obverse
REPÚBLICA·PORTUGUESA * 5$00 *
Small coat of arms from Portugal (five crosses and seven castles)\n
MAEngraved by Marcelino Norte de Almeida
Portugal 5 escudos – FAO
Portugal · 1983 · 5 escudosRare
€0.50minimum price
995,000coins minted
N9830 KM618 GOMESR40
The coin's story
Obverse: Small coat of arms from Portugal (five crosses and seven castles)\nRevers: Cow; mentions « DIA MUNDIAL DA ALIMENTAÇÃO » (FAO) and date « 16 DE OUTUBRO DE 1983 »
Reverse
·DIA·MVNDIAL·DA·ALIMENTAÇÃO· FAO incm 16·DE·OVTVBRO·DE·1983
Vache; entries « DIA MUNDIAL DA ALIMENTAÇÃO » (FAO) and date « 16 DE OUTUBRO DE 1983 »
EVEngraved by Euclides Vaz
Specifications
- Denomination5 escudos
- Year1983
- RegionPRT
- Mintage995,000
- MaterialCopper-Nickel
- ShapeRound
- Diameter24.5 mm
- Thickness2 mm
- Weight7 g
- EdgeReeded
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2 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)