100 escudos PORTUGAL (1995) 50 Years of FAO

100 escudos 1995 - 50 Years of FAO - Coins of Portugal

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: 1995

reverse:

FAO emblem surrounded with cereal ears; along the bottom edge: 1945 • 1995

edge:

five sections plain and five reeded

issue date:

31 V 1995

withdrawal date:

28 II 2002

designer:

José Cândido (signature J.CANDIDO behind 1995 on the obverse), João Duarte (signature J.DUARTE under 1945 on the reverse)

mint:

Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda (National Press - The Mint), Lisbon (mint mark INCM under 1995 on the reverse)

mintage:

1995

480 000

+ 20 000 in annual sets

interesting facts:

"Fiat Panis" (Latin for let there be bread) is the official motto of Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

FAO's emblem.

last update: 10 VI 2014

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