The second royal seal of 1142 of Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, is encircled by alternately the seven country`s castles and the five coats of arms, which appear an the Portuguese flag, and the letters of the word `PORTUGAL`, themselves encircled by the twelve 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 5
Reverse description
A map, next to the face value, symbolizes the gathering of the fifteen nations of the European Union
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
10 EURO
CENT LL
Edge
Indented
Mint
INCM Lisbon, Portugal
Mintage
2002 INCM - - 220 289 835 2002 INCM - BU set - 55 000 2002 INCM - Proof - 15 000 2003 INCM - - 6 332 000 2003 INCM - BU set - 70 000 2003 INCM - Proof - 15 000 2004 INCM - - 1 000 000 2004 INCM - BU set - 70 000 2004 INCM - Proof - 15 000 2005 INCM - - 1 000 000 2005 INCM - BU set - 60 000 2005 INCM - Proof - 10 000 2006 INCM - - 1 000 000 2006 INCM - BU set - 26 500 2006 INCM - Proof - 3 000 2007 INCM - In BU Sets Only - 21 500 2007 INCM - Proof - 2 500