Portugal 2000 Eca De Queiroz 500 Escudos Gold & Silver Bimetalic Proof

Struck to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the death of Eca De Queiroz. (1843-1900), Portuguese writer, was born at the northern fishing town of Povoa de Varzim, his father being a retired judge. He went through the university of Coimbra, and on taking his degree in law was appointed Administrador de Conceiho at Leiria, but soon tired of the narrow mental atmosphere of the old cathedral town and left it. He accompanied the Conde de Rezende to Egypt, where he assisted at the opening of the Suez Canal, and to Palestine, and on his return settled down to journalism in Lisbon and began to evolve a style, at once magical and unique, which was to renovate, his countrys prose. This is a unique bi-metalic coin with a 1/10 oz. gold center and silver reverse

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