200 Escudos (California; Gold) ND (1992) front 200 Escudos (California; Gold) ND (1992) back
200 Escudos (California; Gold) ND (1992) photo

200 Escudos California; Gold ND

1992 year
Gold (.917) 27.2 g 36 mm
Description
Issuer
Portugal
Period
Third Republic (1974-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1992
Value
200 Escudos (200&nbspPTE)
Currency
Escudo (1911-2001)
Composition
Gold (.917)
Weight
27.2 g
Diameter
36 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#105910
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

João Rodrigues Cabrilho, first European to navigate the coast of modern California, standing with a map of California and area to his upper right and a legend to his lower right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CALIFÓRNIA
1542 1992
JOÃO
RODRIGUES
CABRILHO
ISABEL C.-F.BRANCO INCM
J

Edge

Reeded

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Non-circulating coin 200 Escudos (California; Gold) ND (1992) from Portugal is that it has a low mintage of only 25,000 coins, making it a rare and valuable collector's item for numismatists.