E-auction 613-593680 - fwo_868859 - PORTUGAL 200 Escudos Pedra Alvares Cabral et la découverte du Brésil 1999 Lisbonne

PORTUGAL 200 Escudos Pedra Alvares Cabral et la découverte du Brésil 1999 Lisbonne MS

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Estimate :	18 €
Price :	26 €
Maximum bid :	35 €
End of the sale :	13 January 2025 16:50:20
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : 200 Escudos Pedra Alvares Cabral et la découverte du Brésil

Date: 1999

Mint name / Town : Lisbonne

Quantity minted : 500000

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 36 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 21,01 g.

Edge : striée

Catalogue references :

KM20/717 - Gom.131.01

Obverse

Obverse legend : REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA // 1999 / 200 ESC.

Obverse description : armada de voiliers.

Reverse

Reverse legend : PEDRO ALVARES CABRAL // BRASIL 1500.

Reverse description : portrait de profil, côte du Brésil et inscription Porto Seguro et ancre.

Commentary

A la suite de Vasco de Gama, Pedro Alvares Cabral (1468-1520) prend la tête d’une flotte en 1499 avec pour destination la Mozambique et Calicut en Inde.Après le Cap Vert, il aborde le Brésil dans un lieu baptisé Porto Seguro. Il revendique alors cette terre au nom du roi du Portugal.
Following Vasco da Gama, Pedro Alvares Cabral (1468-1520) took command of a fleet in 1499 bound for Mozambique and Calicut in India. After Cape Verde, he reached Brazil at a place called Porto Seguro. He then claimed this land in the name of the King of Portugal.