200 escudos PORTUGAL (1998) Expo'98 Lisbon

200 escudos 1998 Expo'98 Lisbon - Coins of Portugal

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
28.0 mm	9.8 g	2.1 mm	Cu₇₉Zn₂₀Ni₁ / Cu₇₅Ni₂₅

obverse:

above the centre Portuguese Coat of Arms surrounded by wreath of fish; below in two lines hand-written face value: 200 / ESCUDOS; above the Coat of arms hand-written year of issue: 1998; along the bottom edge of coin's core hand-written: REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA (Republic of Portugal); along the bottom edge a wreath of fish

reverse:

in the centre in two lines hand-written: EXPO / 98, lower a fish; above logo of the Lisbon fair; along the bottom edge a wreath of an octopus and 36 fish

edge:

seven sections plain and seven reeded

issue date:

30 V 1998

withdrawal date:

28 II 2002

designer:

João Pires Cutileiro (monogram JC at bottommost fish in the wreath on the obverse; after the monogram DES. 7S GRAV. - ???)

mint:

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

mintage:

1998

1 983 500

+ 16 500 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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