200 Escudos Vasco da Gama, Portugal

200 Escudos Vasco da Gama, Portugal, 1998 obverse image200 Escudos Vasco da Gama, Portugal, 1998 reverse image
200 Escudos Vasco da Gama coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Portugal flagPortugal
  • Years of Minting:
    1998
  • Period:
    Third Republic (1974-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Circulating commemorative coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    INCM Lisbon, Portugal
200 Escudos Vasco da Gama Reference Price

Reference Price

$3.50-$26.40

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

200 Escudos Vasco da Gama Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


Portrait of Vasco da Gama 3/4 left, around, name and dates of his first trip from Lisboa to Calicut or Kozhikode, the city of spices, in Kerala, India.

Engraver:


Raul de Sousa Machado

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


Representation of the 3 boats of the first journey of V. da Gama to India, the largest San Gabriel , the San Rafael, and the Berrio. Top left , coat of arms of Portugal around the country name and dates.

Engraver:


Raul de Sousa Machado

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


Reeded

200 Escudos Vasco da Gama Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 200 esc S. MACHADO INCM 1998

Reverse:


PRIMEIRA VIAGEM LISBOA CALECUTE VAS CO DA GA MA · 8 JULHO 1497 - 20 MAIO 1498 ·

200 Escudos Vasco da Gama Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Copper-nickel

Size

200 Escudos Vasco da Gama sizes
  • Weight:21.1 g
  • Diameter:36 mm
  • Thickness:2.8 mm
  • Edge:Reeded
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