Description:
Obverse
Coat of arms of Portugal, 2 compasses and lines that symbolize a nautical chart
Reverse
Portrait of C. Colombus and his signature "Xpõ FERENS" on the right, above left, the 3 boats of the expedition (the larger carrack Santa Maria, the smaller caravels Nina and Pinta). Below, a map of the nort coast of Hispaniola, Haiti, where he settled in Dicember 1492.
Related Coins
2½ Euro (Fado; Silver)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 2 1/2 Euro
2.5 EUR = 2.92 USD
Year: 2008 / Material: Silver (.925)
Tornês de Escudo - Fernando I (Milmanda mint)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 1 Tornês = 72 dinheiros
(72)
Year: (1369-1371) / Material: Silver (.375)
40 Réis - Luiz I (Countermarked over 20 Réis - Açores)
Country: Azores (Azores-Real)
(Portugal) / Denomination: 40 Réis
(40)
Year: (1871) / Material: Copper
2½ Euro (Marcos Portugal; Silver)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 2.5 Euro
2.50 EUR = 2.92 USD
Year: 2014 / Material: Silver (.925)
Tostão - Filipe II ("L-B" at each side of the shield)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 1 Tostão = 100 Reais
(100)
Year: (1598-1621) / Material: Silver (.9166)
Pilarte Coroado - Fernando I (Milmanda - Fantasy coin)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 1 Pilarte = 7 Dinheiros
(7)
Year: (1369-1371) / Material: Silver (.166)
Morabitino - Afonso II
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 1 Morabitino = 180 Dinheiros
(180)
Year: (1211-1223) / Material: Gold
5 Euro (The Modernism - Almada Negreiros; Silver)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 5 Euro
5 EUR = 5.83 USD
Year: 2016 / Material: Silver (.925)
Ceitil - Afonso V (Group 3 - Castle with towers formed by square elements; turrets with four battlements)
Country: Portugal / Denomination: 1 Ceitil = 1/6 Real Branco
(1/6)
Year: (1449-1457) / Material: Copper






















