Description:
Obverse
Portuguese coat of arms supported by a man and a woman Guanches, the pre-European inhabitants of the Canary Islands, below a ribbon with the latin way they were named at the time of the Portuguese discovery. Value below.
Reverse
Boat under sail, a square rigged caravel, in front of the Canary Islands. To the left, date of the Portuguese discovery and to the right date of the end of the dispute with Spain and retrocession of the Islands to the latter. Date of the coin below.
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