50 Portuguese Escudos coin

50 Portuguese Escudos (Issued 1987)

The 50 escudos coin was one of the higher-value circulating pieces of the Portuguese Escudo in its final decades, used for larger day-to-day payments. Struck in cupro-nickel with a bright silvery surface, it had a broad, slightly polygonal flan and a firm, substantial feel in the hand. Its size and clear markings made it easy to pick out among smaller coins.

On the obverse, the coin carries the shield of Portugal at the top of the field, framed by the legend “REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA”. The date is split “19” and “87” to either side of the arms, and the large numeral “50” sits above the word “ESCUDOS”, with the designer’s initials “E. VAZ” in small letters below.

On the reverse appears a Portuguese caravel under full sail, its mainsail charged with the national shield, riding stylised waves with fish shown swimming beneath the hull — a design evoking the age of maritime discovery. Nautical and rope-like ornament fills the surrounding field.

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