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5 Euros 500 years of portuguese post office, Silver
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda (Portuguese Mint) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 14 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized depiction of a historic horse-drawn mail coach with a coachman seated atop, rendered in a flat, graphic artistic style. To the upper left, the denomination '5' appears in large numerals accompanied by the word 'euro' in smaller lettering. The Portuguese armillary sphere emblem appears to the upper right. The dates '2020' and '1520' are inscribed to the left field, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the establishment of the Portuguese postal service. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a stylized, geometric composition of four pairs of hands each passing or exchanging an envelope, arranged in a circular, interlocking pattern evoking the continuous flow of correspondence. The design is rendered in a bold, modernist graphic style with clean lines and flat relief. Along the lower edge, the commemorative inscription '500 anos do Correio' is incused in two lines. The mint name 'CASA DA MOEDA' appears at the lower left periphery and the designer's credit 'DES. LUIZ DURAN' at the lower right. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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