正面: Representation of a 16th-century ship in a storm, with five sailors supporting Francis Xavier on the surface of the water, thus calming the sea, one of the miracles of the Saint. The coat of arms of Portugal to the left, at the top the issuing country ↷ • REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA •, the face value and the date below 200 ESC (200 Escudos), 1997. On the left the mint mark ⤷ INCM, and the engraver on the right ⤻ SM (Raul de Sousa Machado)
背面: The bust of the Jesuit Saint Francis Xavier, emblem of the Society of Jesus with the inscription IHS, the theme at the top ↷ S. FRANCISCO XAVIER (St. Francis Xavier), at the bottom right and the dates of birth and death • 1506 – 1552 •.
