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5 Euros Longleaf spearmint (mentha longifolia), Silver
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda (Portuguese Mint) |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Diameter | 30 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a stylized botanical illustration of longleaf spearmint (Mentha longifolia) branches, rendered in an elegant graphic design by Catarina Sobral, filling the entire field with overlapping leafy stems and flowering spikes. The Portuguese coat of arms appears in the lower right field, accompanied by the denomination '5€' to its left. The designer's name and mint attribution 'CATARINA SOBRAL CASA DA MOEDA' are inscribed along the upper portion of the field. The design is presented in uncolored silver relief, emphasizing line and form. |
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| Mintage | 2023 - Proof - 3,000 |
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Part of Portugal's long-running Botânica série, this issue belongs to a program that has quietly become one of the more scientifically rigorous plant-themed numismatic series in European minting — each coin developed in consultation with botanical researchers rather than purely decorative intent. Mentha longifolia grows wild across the Iberian peninsula and has been documented in Portuguese herbal pharmacopoeia since at least the 16th century, appearing in manuscripts from the period of the great overseas expeditions when botanical cataloguing became a matter of imperial as much as medical interest.