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 9
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
2008 INCM - - 1 000 000 2008 INCM - BU set - 26 500 2008 INCM - Proof - 3 500 2009 INCM - - 10 000 000 2009 INCM - BU set - 34 000 2009 INCM - Proof - 4 000 2010 INCM - In BU Sets only - 39 500 2010 INCM - Proof - 4 500 2011 INCM - In BU Sets only - 39 500 2011 INCM - Proof - 3 500 2012 INCM - In BU Sets only - 39 500 2012 INCM - Proof - 4 500 2013 INCM - In BU Sets only - 39 500 2013 INCM - Proof - 4 500 2014 INCM - In BU Sets only - 21 000 2014 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2015 INCM - In BU Sets only - 28 000 2015 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2016 INCM - - 15 000 000 2016 INCM - BU set - 28 000 2016 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2017 INCM - - 25 000 000 2017 INCM - BU set - 28 000 2017 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2018 INCM - - 19 304 000 2018 INCM - BU set - 25 500 2018 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2019 INCM - - 20 000 000 2019 INCM - BU set - 24 000 2019 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2020 INCM - In BU Sets only - 2020 INCM - Proof - 2021 INCM - - 15 000 000 2021 INCM - BU set - 2021 INCM - Proof - 2022 INCM - In BU Sets only - 13 500 2022 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2023 INCM - In BU Sets only - 3 500 2023 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2024 INCM - - 2024 INCM - BU - 3 000 2024 INCM - Proof - 700