PORTUGAL

PORTUGAL

One of the smallest and least developed nations in Western Europe, Portugal played a far greater role in history than it does in modern world affairs. The socioeconomic gap between Portugal and its partners in the European Union is so great that it will probably take generations to narrow the chasm. Mainland Portugal, excluding its possessions, the Azores and Madeira, is the southwestern corner of Europe. Its hills and mountains are the western edge of the Iberian Plateau, whose narrow western coastal plain faces the Atlantic Ocean. This maritime location has been one of the factors of its destiny, for the sea dominates much of Portuguese life. The proportion of its coastline to land area is more than twice that of Western Europe. Portugal’s shape is a modified rectangle, running 360 miles (580 kilometers) from north to south and varying from 80 to 140 miles (130 to 225 kilometers) in width.


COINS ARE ALL PICTURED THE SAME SIZE FOR CLARITY
SEE DESCRIPTION FOR SIZES



50 Centavos

  • Size – 23mm
  • Cost – $20.00
  • Base metal – Copper Nickle

2 1/2 Escudos

Ship

  • Size – 21mm
  • Cost – $30.00
  • Base metal – Silver

2 1/2 Escudos

Ship with letters cut

  • Size – 21mm
  • Cost – $85.00
  • Base metal – Silver

5 Escudos

Ship with letters cut

  • Size – 26mm
  • Cost – $105.00
  • Base metal – Silver

5 Escudos

Ship with letters cut

  • Size – 25mm
  • Cost – $45.00
  • Base metal – Copper Nickle

50 Escudos

Ship

  • Size – 30mm
  • Cost – $45.00
  • Base metal – Copper Nickle



 

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