Description:
Obverse
Shield within circle
Reverse
Sail boat, a square rigged caravel, sailing along a coast, surrounded by the name Gil Eanes, first Portugese sailor to round Cabo Bojador (West Africa), the date of the event and the name of the Cape. Date of the coin below.
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