|
PORTUGAL
KM 590 |
 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
|
PORTUGAL
KM 590 |
|
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
| Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
| 2.5 escudos | 20.0 | 3.5 | Reeded | Copper-Nickel | Coin |
| Obverse | Reverse | ||
|
Title of state, sail ship, the year of minting. Caravel 'San Rafael', one of vessels of Vasco da Gama in his navigation 1497-1499 to India. |
 |
 |
Coat of arms of Portugal, face value. The escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the euro on 1 January 1999 and was removed from circulation on 28.02.2002. |