Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
10 Euros Cathedral of Porto
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 27 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The Portuguese national coat of arms is centrally displayed, surrounded by a decorative arrangement of the coats of arms of Ibero-American nations including Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, Spain, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, and Portugal. The legend 'REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA · 10 EURO ·' arcs along the periphery of the coin in raised Latin lettering. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | 2005 INCM - - 111,966 |
| Additional information |
Part of Portugal's ongoing "Património Arquitectónico" series, this issue was struck in .500 silver — a fineness uncommon in modern European commemoratives, where .925 or .999 is the near-universal choice. INCM's repeated use of this lower alloy throughout the mid-2000s architectural series kept production costs down while maintaining the appearance of a silver coin, a pragmatic compromise that has made the series modestly unpopular with bullion-minded collectors.
The Sé do Porto is among the oldest surviving structures in the city, construction having begun in the twelfth century under the patronage of Afonso Henriques, Portugal's first king.