E-auction 444-356553 - fwo_690170 - PORTUGAL 100 Escudos Découverte du fleuve Gambie en 1446 par Nuno Tristao 1987

PORTUGAL 100 Escudos Découverte du fleuve Gambie en 1446 par Nuno Tristao 1987 MS

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Estimate :	10 €
Price :	5 €
Maximum bid :	8 €
End of the sale :	18 October 2021 17:25:30
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : 100 Escudos Découverte du fleuve Gambie en 1446 par Nuno Tristao

Date: 1987

Quantity minted : -

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 34 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Edge : striée

Catalogue references :

KM20/640 - Gom.76.01

Obverse

Obverse legend : REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / ° 100 ESCUDOS °.

Obverse description : écu du Portugal.

Reverse

Reverse legend : NVNO TRISTAO / 1987.

Reverse description : voilier voguant vers la gauche, inscription RIO / GAMBIA / 1446.

Commentary

Nuno Tristão est un navigateur et explorateur portugais du XVe siècle chargé en 1441 par le prince Henri le navigateur d’explorer les côtes africaines. Il passe le Cap Blanc et découvre la Gambie et la Guinée.
Nuno Tristão was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator and explorer commissioned in 1441 by Prince Henry the Navigator to explore the African coast. He passed Cape Blanc and discovered Gambia and Guinea.