E-auction 35-12744 - fwo_313599 - PORTUGAL 20 Escudos 500e anniversaire de la mort de l’infant Don Henrique le navigateur 1960
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Estimate : | 35 € |
Price : | 26 € |
Maximum bid : | 26 € |
End of the sale : | 16 December 2013 15:31:00 |
bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : 20 Escudos 500e anniversaire de la mort de l’infant Don Henrique le navigateur
Date: 1960
Quantity minted : 200000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 800 ‰
Diameter : 33,6 mm
Edge : striée
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Commentary
Prince du Portugal, Henri est considéré comme le précursseur de l’expansion coloniale portugaise. En 1414, il prend Ceuta et en chasse les pirates maures. Sous son impulsion, sont développés la cartographie et les techniques de navigation dont la fabrication de la caravelle. Il lance les premières expéditions sur les côtes d’Afrique..