E-auction 566-507417 - fwo_705460 - PORTUGAL 100 Escudos Diogo Cao et l’exploration des côtes africaines en 1486 1987

PORTUGAL 100 Escudos Diogo Cao et l’exploration des côtes africaines en 1486 1987 MS

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End of the sale :	19 February 2024 16:41:20
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Type : 100 Escudos Diogo Cao et l’exploration des côtes africaines en 1486

Date: 1987

Quantity minted : 1000000

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 34 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 16,5 g.

Edge : striée

Catalogue references :

KM20/641 - Gom.77.01

Obverse

Obverse legend : REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / ++100 ESC.+.

Obverse description : boussole, écu du Portugal et date “1987”.

Reverse

Reverse legend : 1486 / +DIOGO CAO.

Reverse description : à gauche voilier, au centre boussole à droite carte des côtes occidentales de l’Afrique.

Commentary

Diogo Cão (1450-1486) est un navigateur et explorateur portugais. Il fit deux voyages le long des côtes africaines jusqu’à l’actuelle Namibie et remonta le fleuve Congo jusqu’aux rapides de Matadi.
Diogo Cão (1450-1486) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer. He made two voyages along the African coast to present-day Namibia and sailed up the Congo River to the Matadi Rapids.