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Description:
Obverse
Coat of arms of Portugal, date, and name at the top. Below, Triton carrying the Goddess Dione, referring to the epic poem of Luis de Camoes Os Lusíadas about the trip to India. Value below .
Reverse
Ship sailing to the left, towards the small island of Mozambique (in the north of the present country) where the Portuguese settled. Left a native sailing boat. Date of arrival below.
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