© nalaberong
© nalaberong
200 Escudos
| Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in aluminium bronze ring | 9.8 g | 28 mm |
| Issuer | Portugal |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1991-2001 |
| Value | 200 Escudos (200 PTE) |
| Currency | Escudo (1911-2001) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in aluminium bronze ring |
| Weight | 9.8 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 28 February 2002 |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#1238 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 4% |
Reverse
Garcia de Orta (1501-1568), a Renaissance Portuguese Jewish physician and naturalist facing right, mintmark and engraver's name on the sides.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GARCIA DE ORTA
J. CANDIDO INCM
Engraver: José Cândido
Edge
Smooth and reeded (7 sections each).
Comment
Different dies are known.Obverse
Die 1 - thin numerals in date.
Die 2 - thick numerals in date, date higher and closer to R in REPUBLICA.
Reverse
Die A - all details large, as the result wheat ear near rim; letters in INCM and J. CANDIDO close to each other and stocky.
Die B - all details smaller, closer to center, as the result wheat ear far from rim; letters in INCM and J. CANDIDO wide spread and taller.
