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Summary

Description
English:
Face value : 2.5 Escudo .

Country : Portugal .
Type of coin : Standard circulation.
Year of minting : 1981.
Metal : Cupronickel.
Shape : Round.
Obverse : A Caravel (ship) sailing. Lettering "REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA" (REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL) and year on the periphery.
Reverse : Coat of arms of Portugal and denomination. Lettering "MARTINS BARATA DEL" and "M. NORTE SCULP" inscribed on periphery in small letter.
Edge : Reeded.
Weight : 3.5 g.
Diameter : 20 mm.
Thickness : 1.5 mm.
Orientation : Coin alignment ↑↓ .
Total mintage : 453,734,000 coins minted from 1963 to 1985.
Engraver : Jaime Martins Barata (Observse), Marcelino Norte de Almeida (Reverse).
Catalog # : KM# 590, Schön# n/a.
Monetary status : Demonetized in Feb 2002.
Comments : The coin represents Estado Novo (Portugal) (Second Portuguese Republic) period which lasted from 1933 to 1974.
Data source : This webpage .

From collection of Arun Kumar Singh ([email protected])
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Author AKS.9955

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2.5 Escudo coin from Portugal (1981)

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