E-auction 586-543410 - fwo_844552 - PORTUGAL 100 Escudos Découverte du Cap Bojador en 1434 par Gil Eanes, voilier 1987 Lisbonne

PORTUGAL 100 Escudos Découverte du Cap Bojador en 1434 par Gil Eanes, voilier 1987 Lisbonne MS

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Estimate :	10 €
Price :	4 €
Maximum bid :	8 €
End of the sale :	08 July 2024 17:06:40
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Type : 100 Escudos Découverte du Cap Bojador en 1434 par Gil Eanes, voilier

Date: 1987

Mint name / Town : Lisbonne

Quantity minted : 1000000

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 34 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 16,50 g.

Edge : striée

Catalogue references :

KM20/639 - Gom.75.01

Obverse

Obverse legend : REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA // 100 ESCUDOS.

Obverse description : écu du Portugal.

Reverse

Reverse legend : GIL EANES . 1434 . CABO BOJADOR / + 1987 +.

Reverse description : voilier.

Commentary

En 1434, le navigateur portugais Gil Eanes est le premier à avoir dépassé le Cap Bojador au Sahara Occidental longtemps été considéré par les Européens comme la limite méridionale du monde.
In 1434, the Portuguese navigator Gil Eanes was the first to pass Cape Bojador in Western Sahara, long considered by Europeans to be the southern limit of the world.