The third royal seal of 1144 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 on the Portuguese flag, and the letters of the word `PORTUGAL`, all 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, shows the European continent without borders
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
2 EURO
LL
Edge
Finely ribbed with seven castles and five coats of arms
Mint
INCM Lisbon, Portugal
Mintage
ND INCM - In sets only - 21 000 2008 INCM - In sets only - 26 500 2008 INCM - Proof - 3 500 2009 INCM - In sets only - 34 000 2009 INCM - Proof - 4 000 2010 INCM - In sets only - 39 500 2010 INCM - Proof - 4 500 2011 INCM - In sets only - 39 500 2011 INCM - Proof - 3 500 2012 INCM - In sets only - 39 500 2012 INCM - Proof - 4 500 2013 INCM - In sets only - 39 500 2013 INCM - Proof - 4 500 2014 INCM - In Sets only - 2014 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2015 INCM - In sets only - 28 000 2015 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2016 INCM - In Sets only - 28 000 2016 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2017 INCM - In Sets only - 28 000 2017 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2018 INCM - In Sets only - 25 500 2018 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2019 INCM - In Sets only - 24 000 2019 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2020 INCM - In Sets only - 2020 INCM - Proof - 2021 INCM - In Sets only - 2021 INCM - Proof - 2022 INCM - In Sets only - 13 500 2022 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2023 INCM - In Sets only - 3 500 2023 INCM - Proof - 1 500 2024 INCM - In Sets only - 3 000 2024 INCM - Proof - 700