| Emittente | Portugal |
|---|---|
| Anno | 2022 |
| Tipo | Commemorative circulation coin |
| Valore | 2 Euros |
| Valuta | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composizione | Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring |
| Peso | 8.5 g |
| Diametro | 25.75 mm |
| Spessore | 2.2 mm |
| Forma | Round |
| Tecnica | Milled |
| Orientamento | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Incisore/i | |
| In circolazione fino al | |
| Riferimento/i | KM#930 |
| Descrizione del dritto | This crossing was achieved by using only internal means of navigation: a modified sextant and a course corrector. The design shows the representation of the Lusitânia seaplane, one of the three Fairey III biplanes that were used by the commander and pilot Sacadura Cabral and the navigator Gago Coutinho, accomplish the flight between Lisboa and Rio de Janeiro. The edge inscription reads ‘TRAVESSIA DO ATLÂNTICO SUL’. Below the plane, the inscription ‘PORTUGAL 1922-2022’. The Mintmark will be ‘CASA DA MOEDA’, the Portuguese name of the Mint. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag. |
|---|---|
| Scrittura del dritto | Latin |
| Legenda del dritto | TRAVESSIA DO ATLÂNTICO SUL PORTUGAL 1922 – 2022 Esc. JJ BRITO CASA DA MOEDA (Translation: CROSSING OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC) |
| Descrizione del rovescio | A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean. 12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments. |
| Scrittura del rovescio | Latin |
| Legenda del rovescio | 2 EURO LL |
| Bordo | Finely reeded with inscription: seven castles and five coats of |
| Zecca | |
| Tiratura | 2022 - - 890 250 2022 - BNC - 7 234 2022 - PROOF - 7 406 |
| ID Numisquare | 7307161060 |
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