200 Escudos 1997 - Saint Francis Xavier


Added by Bart Perdieus
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General Description Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta (7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552) was a Roman Catholic missionary born in Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre (now part of Spain), and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534. He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Portuguese Empire of the time. He was influential in the spreading and upkeep of Catholicism most notably in India, but also ventured into Japan, Borneo, the Moluccas, and other areas which had thus far not been visited by Christian missionaries. In these areas, being a pioneer and struggling to learn the local languages in the face of opposition, he had less success than he had enjoyed in India. It was a goal of Xavier to one day reach China.
Catalog code KM#697
Diameter 36.00 mm
Thickness 2.60 mm
Weight 21.2900 g
Material Copper-Nickel
Orientation Coin
Mint Portugal - Lisbon
Edge Type reeded
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UNC $5.00  

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