25 escudos PORTUGAL (1980 [1981]) Madeira

25 escudos 1980 [1981] Madeira - Coins of Portugal

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
28.5 mm	11.0 g	2.25 mm	Cu₇₅Ni₂₅

obverse:

above the centre next to each other a shield from Portuguese Coat of Arms and a shield from Madeira Coat of Arms; below in two lines face value: 25 / ESCUDOS; along the top edge: REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA (Republic of Portugal); along the bottom edge: R.A.M. (REGIÃO AUTÓNOMA DA MADEIRA - Autonomous Region of Madeira)

reverse:

in the centre a head of Madeira's discoverer en face; below it: ZARCO; along the top edge: REGIÃO AUTÓNOMA DA MADEIRA (Autonomous Region of Madeira); along the bottom edge planned year of issue: 1981

edge:

reeded

issue date:

16 VIII 1980

withdrawal date:

1 VII 1989

designer:

Manuela Granja (signature MANUELA GRANJA over "O" in ZARCO on the reverse)

mint:

Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda (National Press - The Mint), Lisbon (mint mark with date (19)81 over "Z" in ZARCO on the reverse)

mintage:

1980

750 000

interesting facts:

João Gonçalves Zarco (1390-1471) - Portuguese sailor and explorer. Founder of Funchal - the first settlement on Madeira.

photo: Hedwig Storch; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0

last update: 10 VI 2014

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