The 3rd royal seal of 1144 of Afonso Henriques, the 1st king of Portugal, is encircled by alternately the 7 country`s castles and the five coats of arms, which appear on the Portuguese flag, and the letters of the word `PORTUGAL`, all encircled by the 12 stars of Europe
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
P O R T U G A L
PO RT
VG AL
VS INCM
2 0 0 2
Reverse description
A map, next to the face value, shows the gathering of the fifteen states of the European Union
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
1 EURO
LL
Edge
Segmented reeding. 3 segments with 28 or 29 reeds.
Mint
INCM Lisbon, Portugal
Mintage
2002 INCM - 3x28 reeds on edge (error) - 2002 INCM - 3x29 reeds on edge (normal) - 100 228 135 2002 INCM - BU set - 55 000 2002 INCM - Proof - 15 000 2003 INCM - - 16 206 875 2003 INCM - BU set - 70 000 2003 INCM - Proof - 15 000 2004 INCM - - 20 000 000 2004 INCM - BU set - 70 000 2004 INCM - Proof - 15 000 2005 INCM - - 20 000 000 2005 INCM - BU set - 60 000 2005 INCM - Proof - 10 000 2006 INCM - - 20 000 000 2006 INCM - BU set - 26 500 2006 INCM - Proof - 3 000 2007 INCM - - 4 935 400 2007 INCM - BU set - 21 500 2007 INCM - Proof - 2 500