Portugal 500 Reis Commemorative coin - 4th Centenary of the Discovery of India
Obverse: Conjoined busts of King Charles I of Portugal and Queen Amélie left.
Legend: CARLOS I REI E AMELIA RAINHA DE PORTUGAL
Engraver: Valancio Alves
Reverse: Cross of Jerusalem (arms of Portugal) with four rosettes in fields. Motto around, anniversary dates below.
Outer Legend: 4o. CENTENARIO DA DESCOBERTA DA INDIA * 500 REIS *
Inner Legend: IN HOC SIGNO VINCES * 1498 - 1898 *
Minted in 1898
Weight: 12.44 gram of .917 fine Silver
Diameter: 30 mm
Reference: KM-538.