200 Escudos St. Francisco Xavier, Portugal

200 Escudos St. Francisco Xavier, Portugal, 1997 obverse image200 Escudos St. Francisco Xavier, Portugal, 1997 reverse image
200 Escudos St. Francisco Xavier coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Portugal flagPortugal
  • Years of Minting:
    1997
  • Period:
    Third Republic (1974-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Circulating commemorative coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    INCM Lisbon, Portugal
200 Escudos St. Francisco Xavier Reference Price

Reference Price

$1.09-$9.99

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

200 Escudos St. Francisco Xavier Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


The bust of the Jesuit Saint Francis Xavier by a Japanese painter from Kobe, emblem of the Society of Jesus to the right and his dates of birth and death at the bottom

Engraver:


Raul de Sousa Machado

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


Representation of a 16th-century ship in a storm at sea, 5 sailors support Francois Xavier above the water, thus calming the sea, one of the Saint's miracles, the arms of Portugal to the left, and the value and dates below

Engraver:


Raul de Sousa Machado

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


Reeded

200 Escudos St. Francisco Xavier Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


• REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA • 200 ESC INCM SM 1997

Reverse:


S. FRANCISCO XAVIER IHS • 1506 – 1552 •

200 Escudos St. Francisco Xavier Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Copper-nickel

Size

200 Escudos St. Francisco Xavier sizes
  • Weight:21.2 g
  • Diameter:36 mm
  • Thickness:2.8 mm
  • Edge:Reeded
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