My Collection
Description:
Obverse
11 boats at anchor, the 9 carracks and 2 caravels of the fleet of the 1500 trip to India, surrounding the Portuguese coat of arms. Date and value below.
Reverse
Portrait of PA Cabral who led the 1500 trip Lisbon-Brazil-India and return. At right is a map of the coast of Brazil and the location of the bay of Porto Seguro where the fleet made a stop.
Related Coins
200 Escudos (Luis Frois; Palladium)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 200 Escudos
(200 PTE)
Year: 1997 / Material: Palladium (.999)
200 Escudos (Bento de Góis)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 200 Escudos
(200 PTE)
Year: 1997 / Material: Copper-nickel
¼ Moeda - Pedro Prince Regent
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 1/4 Moeda= 1100 Réis
(1100)
Year: 1668-1671 / Material: Gold (.9166)
200 Escudos (Daimios of Omura; Silver)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 200 Escudos
(200 PTE)
Year: 1993 / Material: Silver (.925)
2½ Euro (Caretos from Trás-os-Montes; Gold)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 2.5 Euro
2.5 EUR = 2.92 USD
Year: 2017 / Material: Gold (.999)
Ceitil - Manuel I (Group 3 - Castle with high wall)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 1 Ceitil = 1/6 Real (0.1666)
(1/6)
Year: (1495-1521) / Material: Copper
300 Réis (Countermark over ½ Cruzado - João IV; Portugal)
Country: Azores (Azores-Real)
(Portugal) / Denomination: 300 Réis
(300)
Year: (1887) / Material: Silver (.9166)
3 Réis - João Prince Regent
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 3 Réis
(3)
Year: 1804 / Material: Copper
Pataco - Pedro IV
Country: Portugal / Denomination: Pataco = 40 Reis
(40)
Year: 1826-1828 / Material: Bronze
2500 Reis - Maria II
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 2500 Reis
(2500)
Year: 1838 / Material: Gold (.9166)