1000 Escudos Treaty of Tordesillas; Proof issue
Features
| Issuer |
Portugal
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Third Republic (1974-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1994 |
| Value | 1000 Escudos (1000 PTE) |
| Currency | Escudo (1911-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 28 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 37882 |
| References | KM# 675a Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Alberto Gomes; 1991. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal. |
Commemorative issue
500th Annviersary of the Treaty of Tordesillas
Series: System 1981-2001
Obverse
Quinas, the coat of arms of the Portuguese Empire, above value.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
1000
ESC
NOGUEIRA DA SILVA
INCM
Translation:
I(mprensa) N(acional) C(asa da) M(oeda)
National Mint
Engraver: Manuel da Silva Nogueira
Reverse
Map of the world on a scroll, divided by the lettering "TRATADO DE TORDESILHAS". A cross on the left, behind the scroll, representing the Spanish Empire and a sceptre on the right, wrapped in the scroll representing the Portuguese Empire.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TRATADO DE TORDESILHAS
1494-1994
Engraver: Manuel da Silva Nogueira
Edge
Reeded
Comments
This coin was also sold separately but its certificate states that 5,000 sets were produced, where this coin is presented together with the Cape Verde Tordesilhas coin. The certificate of the separate coin and the set is the same and references both presentations.
500th Anniversary of the Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain (7th June 1494). Divided the new world between the Portugal and the Spain, along a meridian 370 leagues west of Cape Verde. About halfway between Cape Verde and Cipangu and Antilia (Cuba and Hispaniola), the islands entered by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage (claimed for Castile and León).
500th Anniversary of the Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain (7th June 1494). Divided the new world between the Portugal and the Spain, along a meridian 370 leagues west of Cape Verde. About halfway between Cape Verde and Cipangu and Antilia (Cuba and Hispaniola), the islands entered by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage (claimed for Castile and León).
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1994) | 10 000 | $ 96 | Proof | ||||||||||||
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Country: Portugal
Languages: FR, ES, PT
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Languages: FR, ES, PT
Numista Rarity index: 60
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Bullion value: USD 61.04
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Actual silver weight: 0.833 oz
Current silver price: 73.30 USD/oz (see silver price 
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