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2 1/2 Euros Marcos Portugal, Gold
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of the Portuguese composer Marcos Portugal (1762–1830) facing three-quarters to the right, rendered in high relief with fine curled hair and a decorative Order cross at the collar. To the lower left, the Portuguese armillary sphere and shield coat of arms appears in the field. The curved legend REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA arcs along the upper left rim, the birth and death dates 1762-1830 appear to the upper right, and the subject's name MARCOS PORTUGAL is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A winged lyre, symbolic of musical artistry, is depicted centrally in high relief, flanked on either side by laurel branches with large stylized leaves. The arc legend COMPOSITORES EUROPEUS runs along the upper rim, and the denomination 2,50 euro is inscribed across the lower field. The date 2014 appears vertically along the right rim, accompanied by the logo of the European Mint Directors Working Group (EMDWG) program. The engraver's signature PAULA LOURENCO and the mint mark INCM are inscribed in small letters along the lower right field. |
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