PORTUGAL 200 ESCUDOS 1995 UNC 1 YEAR TYPE,1511 MALACA,AFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE,ARMORED FIGURE STANDING,Commemorative issue,Afonso de Albuquerque,Series: VI Portuguese Discoveries Series,Obverse,Portuguese coat of arms, and to the right, the Flor de la Mar, the ship commanded by Albuquerque during the attack of Malacca, Malaysia,Script: Latin,Lettering:REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 200 esc INCM 1995 FLOR DE LAMAR S.MACHADO,Reverse,Standing portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque who seized Malacca in 1511. Behind, the ruins of the Porta de Santiago, only remains of the fortress that he built.
,Script: Latin,Lettering:MELAKA • 1511 • MALACA AFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE,Edge.Reeded,Mint;incm Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, Lisbon, Portugal
MINTAGE 750,000
WEIGHT:21g
SIZE:36mm
METAL:COPPER NICKEL