Portugal 1993 200 escudos KM-666
This specimen was lot 31154 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $2,520. The catalog description[1] noted, "Portugal: Republic gold Proof "Espingarda" 200 Escudos 1993-INCM PR70 Ultra Cameo NGC. Commemorating the Portuguese introduction of espingarda to the Japanese in the 16th century, this coin aptly depicts a cavalry rifleman with a flawless strike and fresh surfaces. From the Paramount Collection." This is one of many NCLT's issued to celebrate the glories of Portugal's past. It was issued in copper-nickel, silver, gold and platinum.
Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 in copper-nickel, 20,000 in silver (plus 30,000 silver proofs), 7,000 in gold and 2,000 in platinum.
Specification: KM 666: copper-nickel, 36 mm diameter; KM 666a: 26.50 g, 0.925 fine silver; KM 666b: 27.20 g, 0.916 fine gold, AGW 0.8016 oz.; KM 666c: 31.12 g, 0.999 fine platinum.
Catalog reference: copper-nickel: KM 666, silver: KM 668a, gold: KM 666b, Fr-171, platinum: KM 668c.
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- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Paramount Collection World & Ancient Coins: Signature Auction 3096, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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