Portugal 1988 100 escudos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is from a type struck in Portugal to commemorate the rounding of the Cape of Good Hope by Bartholomeu Dias in 1488. It was also issued in various precious metals. The denomination was made obsolete when Portugal converted to the euro.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 (KM 642) plus 50,000 + 20,000 proofs in silver (KM 642a) plus 5,503 in gold (KM 642b) plus 2,000 + 907 proofs in platinum (KM 642c).

Specification: copper-nickel, 34 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 642 (copper-nickel), KM 642a (silver), KM 642b (gold) and KM 642c (platinum).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Reis, Lina, Anuário de Numismática, Moedas e notas 2010, 31ª ediçao, Lisbon: Publinummis, Lda, 2009.
• Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.

Link to:

• 1987 10 escudos
• 1987 100 escudos, Diogo Cão
• 1989 100 escudos, discovery of Madeira
• 1989 100 escudos, 550th anniversary of Portugal's discovery and settlement of the Azores
• Coins and currency dated 1988
• return to Portugal