Portuguese commemorative coins - catalog with values

Portuguese Republic (since 1910)

Escudo=100 centavos (1910-2001)

1000 escudos 1995
silver
500 years since the birth of king John II
1000 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
D.JOAO II REI DE PORTUGAL 1495-1995
~ 10-12 USD

 

1000 escudos 1999
silver
EXPO'98 in Lisbon, Millennium of Atlantic sailing
1000 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / LISBOA EXPO'98 / PAOLO GUILHERME
MILENIO DO ATLANTICO 1999
~ 10-12 USD

 

1000 escudos 2000
silver
500 years since the birth of Joao de Castro (Governor and Viceroy of Portuguese India)
1000 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 2000
D.JOAO DE CASTRO
~ 10-12 USD

 

 

500 escudos 1995
silver
800 years since the birth of St. Anthony of Lisbon (or of Padua)
1995 500 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
SANTO ANTONIO / 8 CENTENARIO
~ 8-10 USD

 

500 escudos 1996
silver
150th Anniversary of Bank of Portugal
500 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
BANCO DE PORTUGAL / 1846-1996
~ 7-9 USD

 

500 escudos 1997
silver
300 Years from the Death of Padre Antonio Vieira - priest, philosopher and writer
500$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
III CENTENARIO DA MORTE / PADRE ANTONIO VIERA / 16(9)97
~ 7-9 USD

 

 

500 escudos 1998
silver
Opening of Vasco da Gama Bridge
500 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
PONTE VASCO DA GAMA 1998
~ 7-9 USD

 

500 escudos 1999
silver
Macao's return to China
500 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
1999
~ 7-9 USD

 

500 escudos 2000
silver
100Years from the death of Eca de Cueiros, writer
500 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / CENTENARIO DA MORTE DE CUEROZ
ECO DE CUEROZ / 1900 2000
~ 7-9 USD

 

500 escudos 2001
silver
Porto - European Cultural Capital 2001
500 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
PORTO 2001 / CAPITAL EUROPEA DA CULTURA
~ 7-9 USD

 

 

250 escudos 1988
copper-nickel
Olympics Games in Seoul 1988
250 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
XXIV JOCOS OLIMPICOS / SEOUL 1988
~ 2-3 USD

 

250 escudos 1989
copper-nickel
850th Anniversary of Portugal
250ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1989
FUNDACAO DE PORTUGAL / BATALHA DE OURIAUE / 1140 1139
~ 2-3 USD

 

 

200 escudos 1991
copper-nickel
515 years of the arrival of Columbus in Portugal
200ESCUDOS 1991 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
COLOMBO E PORTUGAL / 1476 1485
~ 1-2 USD

 

200 escudos 1991
copper-nickel
Westward Navigation
200ESCUDOS 1991 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
NAVEGACOES PARA OCIDENTE / 1452-1486
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1992
copper-nickel
Portugal's Presidency of the European Community
200 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
PRESIDENCIA DE COMUNIDADE EUROPEIA 1992
~ 1-2 USD

 

200 escudos 1992
copper-nickel
Olympic Games 1992
200$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
XXV JOCOS OLIMPICOS 1992
~ 1-2 USD

 

200 escudos 1992
copper-nickel
500th Anniversary of America Discovery
200$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
AMERICA 1492 1992 / NOVO MUNDO
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1992
copper-nickel
500th Anniversary of California Discovery
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
CALIFORNIA 1492 1992 / JOAO RODRIGUES CABRILHO
~ 2-3 USD

 

 

200 escudos 1993
copper-nickel
450 years of the Portuguese landing in Japan
200 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
TANEGASHIMA / 1543-1993
~ 3-4 USD

 

200 escudos 1993
copper-nickel
450 years of Arte Navban - Europeans and their customs through the eyes of the Japanese
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1993
ARTE NAVBAN 1543-1693
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1993
copper-nickel
450 years to the first Japanese embassy to Europe (Mission from Kyushu)
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1993
ENVIADOS DAIMIOS KIUSHU 1582-1590
~ 2-3 USD

 

 

200 escudos 1993
copper-nickel
450 years of Espingarda (gunpowder rifle)
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1993
ESPINGARDA 1575-
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1994
copper-nickel
500 years of Tordesillas Treaty
200 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1994
TRATADO DE TORDESILLAS 1494-1994
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1994
copper-nickel
500 years of Tordesillas Treaty -Dividing Up the World
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1994
PARTILHA DO MUNDO 1494
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1994
copper-nickel
600 years of Prince Henry the Navigator
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
HENRIQUE O NAVIGADOR / 1394 1994
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1994
bi-metallic - brass/copper-nickel
Lisbon - European Cultural Capital 1994
200 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1994
LISBOA 94 / CAPITAL EUROPEA DA CULTURA
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1995
copper-nickel
500 years since the birth of king John II (the Perfect Prince)
200 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / POLA LEI E POLA GREI
D.JOAO II PRINCIPE PERFEITO 1495 1995
~ 2-3 USD

 

 

200 escudos 1995
bi-metallic - brass/copper-nickel
50th Anniversary of the UN
200 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1995
50 / 1954-1995
~ 3-4 USD

 

200 escudos 1995
copper-nickel
480 years of the discovery of Sol Islands and Timor
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1995
ISLAS DE SOLOR E TIMOR 1515
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1995
copper-nickel
Afonso de Albuquerque (governor of Portuguese India 1509-1515) - 800 Years from the Death
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1995 / FLOR DE LA MAR
MELAKA 1511 MALACA / AFONSO B ALBUKERQUE
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1995
copper-nickel
470 years of the discovery of Australia (not proven)
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1995
AUSTRALIA 1522 1555
~ 3-4 USD

 

200 escudos 1996
copper-nickel
Arriving of Portuguese in China 1513
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1996
1513 CHINA
~ 3-4 USD

 

200 escudos 1996
copper-nickel
Macao
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1996
MACAU
~ 3-4 USD

 

200 escudos 1996
bi-metallic - brass/copper-nickel
Olympics Games in Atlanta
200 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1996
XXV JOCOS OLIMPICOS / 1896 ATLANTA 1996
~ 3-4 USD

 

200 escudos 1997
copper-nickel
390 years from the death of Bento de Gois - traveler, who proved that the newly opened China - the same country as the China, described by Marco Polo
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1997
IRMAO BENITO DE GOIS 1562 CHINA 1607
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1997
copper-nickel
400 years from the death of Louis Frois - missionary and writer, author of "History of Japan"
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1997
1532 Pe LUIS FROIS 1597 / IHS / HISTORIA DE JAPAN
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1997
copper-nickel
600 years from the death of Jose de Anchieta, "Apostle of Brazil" - a missionary, scientist and writer
200 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1997
1534 Bto JOSE DE ANCHIETA 1597 / APOSTOLO DO BRASIL
~ 2-3 USD

 

 

200 escudos 1997
bi-metallic - brass/copper-nickel
International Year of the Oceans
200 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1997
EXPOSICAO MUNDIAL DE LISBOA EXPO'98
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1998
copper-nickel
500 years of the discovery of India
200 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1998
INDIA 1498
~ 4-5 USD

 

200 escudos 1998
bi-metallic - brass/copper-nickel
EXPO 1998
200 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1998
EXPO'98
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos 1999
bi-metallic - brass/copper-nickel
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
200$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1999
PARA AS CRIANCAS DE TODO O MUNDO
~ 2-3 USD

 

200 escudos2000
bi-metallic - brass/copper-nickel
Olympic Games in Sidney 2000
200 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 2000
JOCOS OLIMPICOS / SIDNEY 2000
~ 3-4 USD

 

 

100 escudos 1981
copper-nickel
International Year of Disabled Persons
100$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
ANO INTERNACIONAL DO DEFICIENTE 1981 / TRABALHO REABILITACAO / JACOB RODRIGUES PEREIRO 1715 1780
~ 1-2 USD

 

100 escudos 1985
copper-nickel
800 years from the death of King Alfonso I
100 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1985
1185 / PORTUGAL / D.AFONSO HENRIQUES
~ 2-3 USD

 

100 escudos 1985
copper-nickel
600 years of the victory of Aljubarrota (of Castile)
100$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
D.NUNO ALVARES PEREIRA / BATALHA DE ALJUBARROTA 1985 1385
~ 2-3 USD

 

100 escudos 1986
copper-nickel
World Soccer Championship
100 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1986
XII MUNDIAL DE FUTEBOL / MEXICO 1986
~ 2-3 USD

 

100 escudos 1987
copper-nickel
500 Years from the Death of Diogo Kao, navigator
100 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1987
DIOGO CAO 1486
~ 1-2 USD

 

 

100 escudos 1987
copper-nickel
500 Years from the Death of Nuno Tristao, navigator
100 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
NVNO TRISTAO / RIO GAMBIA 1446 / 1987
~ 1-2 USD

 

100 escudos 1987
copper-nickel
100 years since the birth of Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (painter)
100 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
PINTOR AMADEO DE SOUZA CARDOSO / 1987
~ 1-2 USD

 

100 escudos 1987
copper-nickel
Gil Eanes, navigator
100 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
GIL EANES 1434 CABO BOJADOR / 1987
~ 2-3 USD

 

100 escudos 1988
copper-nickel
Bartolomeu Dias, navigator
100$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
BARTOLOMEU DIAS CABO DA BOA ESPERANCA / 1988
~ 1-2 USD

 

100 escudos 1989
copper-nickel
550 years of Azores Colonization
100$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
AROUPELAGO DOS ACORES 1439-1989 / 1427-1452
~ 1-2 USD

 

100 escudos 1989
copper-nickel
550 years of Discovery of Madeira
100 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
1420 MADEIRA PORTO SANTO 1419 / 1989
~ 1-2 USD

 

100 escudos 1989
copper-nickel
510 years of transfer Canary Islands to Castile
100$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
1336 ILHAS CANARIAS 1479 / 1989
~ 1-2 USD

 

100 escudos 1990
copper-nickel
Celestial navigation
100 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1990
NAVEGACAO ASTRONOMICA / ATLANTICO 1485-1489
~ 1-2 USD

 

100 escudos 1990
copper-nickel
550th Anniversary of Independence Restoration
100$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
RESTOURACAO DA INDEPENDENCIA / 1640-1990
~ 1-2 USD

 

100 escudos 1990
copper-nickel
100 years of Death of Camilo Castelo Branco (novelist)
100 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1990
CAMILO CASTELO BRANCO 1825 1990
~ 1-2 USD

 

100 escudos 1995
copper-nickel
400 years of Antonio, prior of Crato (pretender to the Portuguese throne, the grandson of Manuel I)
100 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
D.ANTONIOPRIOR do CRATO / 1595-1995
~ 2-3 USD

 

100 escudos 1995
bi-metallic - copper-nickel/brass
FAO
100 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1995
FAO / FIAT PANIS / 1945-1995
~ 1-2 USD

 

100 escudos 1999
bi-metallic - copper-nickel/brass
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
100 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1999
UNICEF / PARA AS CRIANCAS DO MUNDO
~ 2-3 USD

 

 

50 escudos 1968
silver
500 years since the birth of Pedro Alvares Cabral (navigator)
50$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
V CENTo DO NASTIMENTO DE PEDRO ALVARES CABRAL / 1968
~ 10-12 USD

 

50 escudos 1969
silver
500 years since the birth of Vasco da Gama (navigator)
50$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
VASCO DA GAMA 1469-1969
~ 8-10 USD

 

50 escudos 1972
silver
400th Anniversary of the fist publication of "The Lusiads" (epic poem by Luís Vaz de Camões)
50 ESCUDOS / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
VI CENTENARIO DA PVBLICAO DE OS LVSIADAS 1572 1972
~ 10-12 USD

 

 

25 escudos 1977
copper-nickel
100 Years from the Death of Alexandre Herculano, poet
25$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
CENTENARIO DA MORTE DE ALEXANDRE HERCULANO / 1877 1977
~1 USD

 

25 escudos 1979
copper-nickel
International Year of Child
25$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
DA-ME O TEU AMOR / ANO I. CRIANCA 1979
~1 USD

 

25 escudos1981
copper-nickel
International Year of Disabled Persons
25$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
ANO INTERNACIONAL DO DEFICIENTE 1981 / TRABALHO REABILITACAO / JACOB RODRIGUES PEREIRO
1715 1780
~1 USD

 

25 escudos 1982
copper-nickel
World Field Hockey Championship
25$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
MUNDIAL HOQUEI / '82
~1 USD

 

25 escudos 1983
copper-nickel
FAO
25$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
ALIMENTOS PARA TODOS / FAO 1983
~1 USD

 

25 escudos 1984
copper-nickel
10th Anniversary of Carnation Revolution
25 ESCUDOS LIBERTADE / DEMOCRACIA / 25 ABRIL 1984
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1974 1984
~1 USD

 

25 escudos 1985
copper-nickel
600 years of king's John I Accession
25$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
CORTESE COIMBRA / 1385 D.JOAO I 1985
~ 1-2 USD

 

25 escudos 1986
copper-nickel
Admission of Portugal in the EU
25$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
PORTUGAL EUROPA / 1986
~ <1 USD

 

 

20 escudos 1953
silver
25th Anniversary of Financial Reform
20 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1953
RENOVACAO FINANCEIRA / RESSURGIMENTO
~ 12-15 USD

 

20 escudos 1966
silver
Opening of Salazar Bridge
20 ESCUDOS
LISBOA / PONTE SALAZAR / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1966
~ 10-12 USD

 

 

10 escudos 1928
silver
Battle of Ourique
10 ESC / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA / 1928
COMEMORACAO DA BATALHA DE OURIQUE - 1139
~ 20-25 USD

 

10 escudo 1987
nickel-brass
Rural World
10$00 / CONSELHO DA EUROPA
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1987
~ 1-2 USD

 

 

5 escudos 1960
silver
500 Years from the Death of Prince Henry the Navigator
5$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
CUINTO CENTENARIO DA MORTE DO INFANTE DOM HENRIQUE / 1960
~ 8-10 USD

 

5 escudos 1977
copper-nickel
100 Years from the Death of Alexandre Herculano, poet
5$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
CENTENARIO DA MORTE DE ALEXANDRE HERCULANO / 1877 1977
~ <1 USD

 

5 escudos 1982
copper-nickel
World Field Hockey Championship
5$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
MUNDIAL HOQUEI / '82
~1 USD

 

5 escudos 1983
copper-nickel
FAO - World Food Day
5$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
FAO / DIA MVNDIAL DA ALIMENTACAO / 16 DE OVTVBRO DE 1983
~ 3-4 USD

 

 

2.5 escudos 1977
copper-nickel
100 Years from the Death of Alexandre Herculano, poet
2$50 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
CENTENARIO DA MORTE DE ALEXANDRE HERCULANO / 1877 1977
~ <1 USD

 

2.5 escudos 1982
copper-nickel
World Field Hockey Championship
2$50 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
MUNDIAL HOQUEI / '82
~1 USD

 

2.5 escudos 1983
copper-nickel
FAO
2$50 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
FAO 1983
~1 USD

 

 

1 escudo 1982
nickel-brass
World Field Hockey Championship
1$00 / REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
MUNDIAL HOQUEI / '82
~1 USD

 

See also - Portuguese circulation coinage

 

 

 

 

Costs of Portuguese commemorative coins in this catalog approximate and indicated specifically for the coin shown in the picture.
I do not buy or sell coins - this is just a catalog.