100 escudos PORTUGAL (1997) Expo'98 Lisbon

100 escudos 1997 Expo'98 Lisbon - Coins of Portugal

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
25.0 mm	8.3 g	2.3 mm	Cu₇₅Ni₂₅ / Cu₇₉Zn₂₀Ni₁

obverse:

above the centre Portuguese Coat of Arms; below in two lines face value: 100 / ESCUDOS; on the right bird flying right; along the left and top edge: REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA (Republic of Portugal); along the bottom edge year of issue: 1997

reverse:

in the centre a seal laying left; below an emblem of Expo Lisboa; along the top edge: EXPOSIÇÃO (Exposition); along the bottom edge: MUNDIAL DE LISBOA (World [Exposition] in Lisbon)

edge:

five sections plain and five reeded

issue date:

8 VII 1997

withdrawal date:

28 II 2002

designer:

Vítor Manuel Fernandes dos Santos (signature VITOR SANTOS after 1997 on the obverse)

mint:

Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda (National Press - The Mint), Lisbon (mint mark INCM before 1997 on the obverse)

mintage:

1997

980 000

+ 20 000 in annual sets

interesting facts:

World Exposition Expo'98 took place in Portuguese capital Lisboa. The theme of the fair was "The Oceans - a Heritage for the future".

Expo'98 emblem.

last update: 10 VI 2014

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