Portugal 1994 200 escudos KM-672
This specimen was lot 31158 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "Portugal: Republic gold Proof "Dividing up the World" 200 Escudos 1994-INCM PR70 Ultra Cameo NGC. Celebrating Portugal's navigation and exploration endeavors, this pristine representative boasts depictions of South America and Africa, where early navigators traveled. 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 and gold.
Recorded mintage: 750,000 in copper-nickel, 20,000 in silver and 3,000 in gold.
Specification: KM 672: copper-nickel, 36 mm diameter; KM 672a: 26.50 g, 0.925 fine silver; KM 672b: 27.20 g, 0.916 fine gold, AGW 0.8016 oz.
Catalog reference: copper-nickel: KM 672, silver: KM 672a, gold: KM 672b, Fr-176.
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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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