正面: Portuguese coat of arms to the left, below a ship to the right and another to the left used during explorations in Africa and westward. Issuing country ↷ at top REPUBLICA ✞ PORTUGUESA (Republic of Portugal), face value below right in two lines 200 𝄓 ESC (200 Escudos).
背面: At center, three-quarter portrait of Henry the Navigator, who promoted Portuguese explorations along the coasts of Africa and westward. To the right, his coat of arms ߷ with the motto talant de bié fere (talent to do well). At the top the theme ↷ HENRIQUE O NAVEGADOR (Henry the Navigator), on the right the dates on two horizontal lines 1394 to 1994, below on the left the mintmark ⤷ INCM and on the right ⤴ the name of the engraver S.MACHADO (de Sousa Machado).
