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| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#690, Gomes#R 119.01 |
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| Reverse description | At left, a detailed map of the Chinese coastline with the Temple of Heaven in Beijing rendered in the field; at right, a Portuguese caravel under full sail is depicted alongside a Chinese junk. The design commemorates the first Portuguese maritime contact with China in 1513. The bilingual legend appears in Latin script and Chinese characters, incorporating the date of first contact. |
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| Reverse lettering | 中國·1513·CHINA |
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| Mint | INCM Lisbon, Portugal |
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