E-auction 596-560620 - fwo_844293 - PORTUGAL 200 Escudos 600e anniversaire de la naissance de Henri le navigateur 1994

PORTUGAL 200 Escudos 600e anniversaire de la naissance de Henri le navigateur 1994 MS

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Estimate :	12 €
Price :	6 €
Maximum bid :	8 €
End of the sale :	16 September 2024 17:12:40
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Type : 200 Escudos 600e anniversaire de la naissance de Henri le navigateur

Date: 1994

Quantity minted : 750000

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 36 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 21 g.

Edge : cannelée

Catalogue references :

KM20/670 - Gom.110.01

Obverse

Obverse legend : REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA // 200 / ESC.

Obverse description : écu du Portugal et deux voiliers.

Reverse

Reverse legend : HENRIQUE O NAVEGADOR // 1394 / 1994 // INCM - S.MACHADO.

Reverse description : portrait de trois quart à droite, armes avec la devise "talant de bie fere".

Commentary

Prince du Portugal, Henri est considéré comme le précursseur de l’expansion coloniale portugaise. En 1414, il prend Ceuta et en chasse les pirates maures. Sous son impulsion, sont développés la cartographie et les techniques de navigation dont la fabrication de la caravelle. Il lance les premières expéditions sur les côtes d’Afrique..
Prince of Portugal, Henry is considered the forerunner of Portuguese colonial expansion. In 1414, he captured Ceuta and drove out the Moorish pirates. Under his leadership, cartography and navigation techniques, including the construction of the caravel, were developed. He launched the first expeditions along the coasts of Africa.