Marquês de Pombal at the center, who was responsible to build the city after the 1755 earthquake. The river Guadiana, that acts as a natural border between Spain and Portugal in the south and the factories representing the industrie, which has developed the region.
Reverse description
Old square with `calçada portuguesa` and Town Hall of Vila Real de Santo António.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Seal of the issuing authority with a ship at the centre and
words around it.
Obverse lettering
CAMARA MUNICIPAL DE
VILA RIAL DE Stº ANTONIO
VALE 2 Centavos (Translation: Town Hall of Vila Real de Santo António Worth 2 Centavos)
Reverse lettering
AUTORIZADO EM SESSÃO DE 2 DE MAIO DE
1922 (Translation: Legally approved on May, 2nd, 1922.)