Sig G4/VG9 20,000 reis Values
Details
Obverse: Portuguese text; palm fronds; Vasco da Gama; BNU seal; Portuguese national coat of arms; Vasco da Gama leaving for his first journey in a rowboat with oarsman, sailing ships in background, and crowd waving from dock (EMBARQUE DE VASCO DA GAMA 1497); palm fronds
Reverse: Portuguese text; seated allegorical woman with anchor, ropes, and chains gazing towards ships at sea