Description:
Obverse
Coat of arms of Portugal on top, two ships, caravels with lateen sails, date and value below. Beaded circle around.
Reverse
Portrait in armor with a sword in his right hand and an astrolabe in the left hand in recognition of his talents as military and cartographer. His name above and dates of birth and death. Beaded circle around.
Related Coins
500 Escudos (Banco de Portugal; Proof)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 500 Escudos
(500 PTE)
Year: (1996) / Material: Silver (.925)
10 Euro Cent (1st map)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 10 Euro Cent
0.10 EUR = 0.12 USD
Year: 2002-2007 / Material: Nordic Gold
Ceitil - Sebastião I (Group 1 - With circumferences or traces of it, on both sides)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 1 Ceitil = 1/6 Real
(1/6)
Year: (1557-1578) / Material: Copper
1200 Réis - Luis I (Countermarked issue over "20 Reales; Spain")
Country: Azores (Azores-Real)
(Portugal) / Denomination: 1200 Réis
(1200)
Year: (1887) / Material: Silver
2½ Euro (Cante Alentejano; Silver)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 2½ Euro
2.50 EUR = 2.92 USD
Year: 2016 / Material: Silver (.925)
1000 Escudos (Atlantic Sailing; Proof issue)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 1000 Escudos
(1000 PTE)
Year: 1999 / Material: Silver (.925)
½ Tornês Escudo - Fernando I (Lisboa mint)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 1/2 Tornês = 36 dinheiros
(36)
Year: (1369-1371) / Material: Silver (.375)
8 Euro (Football - The Shot; Gold)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 8 Euro
8 EUR = 9.33 USD
Year: 2004 / Material: Gold (.9166)
Real - Fernando I (F)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 1 Real = 120 Dinheiros
(120)
Year: (1367-1369) / Material: Silver (.833)
10 Réis - Pedro Prince Regent
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 1/2 Vintém = 10 Réis
(10)
Year: (1667-1683) / Material: Silver (.917)