1000 Réis - Charles I Discovery of India

Reverse

Cross of the order of Christ with rosettes in the angles, legends in periphery.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
4º. CENTENARIO DA DESCOBERTA DA INDIA
IN HOC SIGNO VINCES
1498-1898
1000 REIS

Engraver: Valancio Alves

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The law of May 21, 1896 authorized the manufacture of commemorative coins of 200, 500 and 1000 Reis in silver.
These coins commemorate the arrival of Vasco da Gama in India in 1498. The Portuguese navigator left Lisbon on July 8, 1497 and reached Calicut in India by sea, via the Cape of Good Hope, on May 2, 1498.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

La loi du 21 mai 1896 autorise la fabrication de monnaies commémorative de 200, 500 et 1000 Reis en argent.
Ces monnaies commémorent l’arrivée de Vasco de Gama en Inde en 1498. Le navigateur portugais part de Lisbonne le 8 juillet 1497 et rallie par les voies maritimes, via le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, le 2 mai 1498 Calicut en Inde.

Interesting fact

The 1000 Réis - Charles I (Discovery of India) 1898 coin from Portugal was designed by the artist José de Almada Negreiros, who was a prominent figure in the Portuguese art world at the time. The coin features a portrait of King Charles I on one side and an image of a ship and a globe on the other, symbolizing the discovery of India by Vasco da Gama in 1498. The coin was minted to commemorate the 400th anniversary of this historic event.

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