1992 AD., Portugal, 500th anniversary discovery of America commemorative, Lisbon mint, 200 Escudos, KM 660.
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Portugal, 500th anniversary discovery of America commemorative, engraver: R. de Sousa Machado, Lisbon mint, 1992 AD.,
200 Escudos (ø 36 mm / 20,85 g), copper-nickel, 21,00 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 1.300.000 , axes coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), reeded edge,
Obv.: REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA / 200$00 - s.MACHADO` - INCM , coat of arms of Portugal and two compasses and lines symbolizing a nautical chart.
Rev.: NOVO MUNDO / AMERICA / 1492/1992 / S/S.A.S/XNCY/Xpõ FERENS / la española , bust of Christopher Colombus facing half left, his signature "Xpõ FERENS" below; to left, his three boats of the discovery expedition (the larger caravel Santa Maria, the smaller caravels Nina and Pinta); below, a map of the north coast of Hispaniola (Haiti), where he settled in December 1492.
KM 660 .
Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
1992 / INCM / 1.300.000
Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo; c. 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, colonizer, and citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voyages and his efforts to establish permanent settlements on the island of Hispaniola initiated the European colonization of the New World.
more on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
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