Once again @kerrislravenhill made me do it….
Afternoon everyone……
That “Bloody Raven” has the same taste as I do in ship designed coins and rounds. Well not that long ago she did a post on this really cool coin that I had never seen before.
Well it immediately went on my to find list……
The coin itself has a limited mintage of 30,000 coins. Well that’s not 100% accurate. Why? Because 8,000 of these coins were carded and only sold for a specific event. So the general public only saw 22,000 of these coins.
I was able to track down one of those 8,000 carded versions. I’m really happy that I did because it’s really cool.
Here are the specs on the coin from Numista:
200 Escudos (Tanegashima; Silver) - obverse200 Escudos (Tanegashima; Silver) - reverse
Features
Issuer Portugal
Period Third Republic (1974-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1993
Value 200 Escudos (200 PTE)
Currency Escudo (1911-2001)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 26.5 g
Diameter 36 mm
Thickness 2.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number N#58709Help
References KM# 665a, Gomes# R106.02
Commemorative issue
First portuguese on Tanegeshima island
Series: IV-Portuguese Discoveries (Arrival to Japan)
Obverse
Portuguese boat, probably a carrack or nau, close to the Japanese coast on the left, drawn in the style of Namban art. Around above, the name in Latin and the name of the island in Japanese south of Kyushu and at bottom the date of the landing and coin issuing date bordered by a circle of pearls.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
200 ESCUDOS
Engraver: Eloisa Byrne
Reverse
Portuguese coat of arms on the left, on the right the sea stylized as in Namban art, a compass. Name of the country and value bordered on both sides by a circle of pearls.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
種子島 * TANEGASHIMA
INCM * 1543•1993 * E.BYRNE
Engraver: Eloisa Byrne
Edge
Reeded
Mint
incm Lisbon, Portugal
Now for the coin….
Thanks for sharing this Kerris. I think @dbooster might like it as well.
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That is a nice sparkling piece. I have a few silver pieces but find it hard to catalog all my coins need to do the cataloging part and arrange them properly.
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Wow, that is nice!
Thanks
That is really cool! I saw one the other day that was a skull and crossbones design. I was going to say something about it, but then I noticed it was from 2022, so I figured I was way behind the curve on that one!
We all learn stuff from each other. My expertise is US coinage so I occasionally miss some cool world coins now and then. But I do try keep up with them also.
Very nice @silverd510. Perfect! I'll show you mine when I receive the 1000 Escudos.
Nice
You are most welcomed @silverd510 san.
I'm wondering if there would be a reciprocal Japanese coin commemorating the the arrival of the Portuguese. Or perhaps as the dawning of the arquebuses or matchlock firearm.
I don’t know but if there is I’m sure you will find it…..🤣 then I’ll have another coin on the list to find.
It's pretty nice, I like it too !BBH
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Thats a sexy coin✨
I'm so glad see you are collecting Portuguese coins. 😀
I have more than just this one. I’ll find a few more for you.
Very cool coin. That's an important date. Not only when the first westerners arrived in Japan, but when guns were introduced, which would be embraced by Nobunaga and dismissed by the other warlords, allowing him to conquer all of them and most of Japan before his assassination.