Afternoon everyone……
That “Bloody Raven” has the same taste as I do in ship designed coins and rounds. Well not that long ago she did a post on this really cool coin that I had never seen before.
Well it immediately went on my to find list……
The coin itself has a limited mintage of 30,000 coins. Well that’s not 100% accurate. Why? Because 8,000 of these coins were carded and only sold for a specific event. So the general public only saw 22,000 of these coins.
I was able to track down one of those 8,000 carded versions. I’m really happy that I did because it’s really cool.
Here are the specs on the coin from Numista:
200 Escudos (Tanegashima; Silver) - obverse200 Escudos (Tanegashima; Silver) - reverse
Features
Issuer Portugal
Period Third Republic (1974-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1993
Value 200 Escudos (200 PTE)
Currency Escudo (1911-2001)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 26.5 g
Diameter 36 mm
Thickness 2.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number N#58709Help
References KM# 665a, Gomes# R106.02
Commemorative issue
First portuguese on Tanegeshima island
Series: IV-Portuguese Discoveries (Arrival to Japan)
Obverse
Portuguese boat, probably a carrack or nau, close to the Japanese coast on the left, drawn in the style of Namban art. Around above, the name in Latin and the name of the island in Japanese south of Kyushu and at bottom the date of the landing and coin issuing date bordered by a circle of pearls.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
200 ESCUDOS
Engraver: Eloisa Byrne
Reverse
Portuguese coat of arms on the left, on the right the sea stylized as in Namban art, a compass. Name of the country and value bordered on both sides by a circle of pearls.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
種子島 * TANEGASHIMA
INCM * 1543•1993 * E.BYRNE
Engraver: Eloisa Byrne
Edge
Reeded
Mint
incm Lisbon, Portugal
Now for the coin….
Thanks for sharing this Kerris. I think 