100 Escudos Gil Eanes, Portugal

100 Escudos Gil Eanes, Portugal, 1987 obverse image100 Escudos Gil Eanes, Portugal, 1987 reverse image
100 Escudos Gil Eanes coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Portugal flagPortugal
  • Years of Minting:
    1987
  • Period:
    Third Republic (1974-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Circulating commemorative coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Lisbon, Portugal
100 Escudos Gil Eanes Reference Price

Reference Price

$0.99-$39.99

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

100 Escudos Gil Eanes Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Sailboat, a square rigged caravel, sailing along a coast, surrounded by the name Gil Eanes, first Portuguese sailor to round Cabo Bojador (West Africa), the date of the event and the name of the Cape. Date of the coin below.

Engraver:

Raul de Sousa Machado

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Shield within circle

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Reeded

100 Escudos Gil Eanes Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA 100 ESCUDOS

Reverse:

GIL EANES • 1434 • CABO BOJADOR 1987 incm S. MACHADO

100 Escudos Gil Eanes Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Copper-nickel

Size

100 Escudos Gil Eanes sizes
  • Weight:16.5 g
  • Diameter:34 mm
  • Thickness:2 mm
  • Edge:Reeded

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