100 escudos PORTUGAL (1989-2001)
| diameter: | weight: | thickness: | alloy: |
| 25.0 mm | 8.3 g | 2.3 mm | Cu75Ni25 / Cu79Zn20Ni1 |
obverse:
above the centre a shield over an armillary sphere - Portuguese Coat of Arms; below in two lines face value: 100 / ESCUDOS; along the top edge: REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA (Republic of Portugal); along the bottom edge year of issue
reverse:
half-length portait of the mathematician with armmilary sphere in his hands facing left; on his left along the edge of coin's core: PEDRO NUNES; along the coin's edge: EUROPA (Europe) divided by 12 stars (two stars between following letters)
edge:
five sections plain and five reeded
issue date:
20 XII 1989
withdrawal date:
28 II 2002
designer:
José Cândido (signature JOSÉ CANDIDO at bottom right edge of the reverse)
mint:
Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda (National Press - The Mint), Lisbon (mint mark at bottom left edge of the reverse)
mintage:
| 1989 | 19 970 000 | + 30 000 in annual sets |
| 1990 | 51 970 000 | + 30 000 in annual sets |
| 1991 | 45 480 000 | + 20 000 in annual sets |
| 1992 | 14 480 000 | + 20 000 in annual sets |
| 1993 | - | + 20 000 in annual sets |
| 1994 | - | + 20 000 in annual sets |
| 1996 | - | + 15 084 in annual sets |
| 1997 | 4 980 000 | + 20 000 in annual sets |
| 1998 | 20 983 500 | + 16 500 in annual sets |
| 1999 | 12 996 639 | + 3 361 in annual sets |
| 2000 | 6 790 000 | + 10 000 in annual sets |
| 2001 | 200 000 | + 50 000 in annual sets |
varieties:
1990 - edge with six sections plain and six reeded OR edge with five sections plain and five reeded.
interesting facts:
Pedro Nunes (1502-1578) - Portuguese mathematician and cosmograph. He proposed several solutions simplifying sailing. Below an armillary sphere.
last update: 10 VI 2014
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