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CTT - Viagem de Bartolomeu Dias
| Location | Portugal |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Weight | 11.36 g |
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| Obverse description | A stylized relief depiction of a caravel at sea occupies the central field, with waves rendered beneath the hull. The circumscribed legend arcs around the upper and lateral portions of the field, with an additional linear legend in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 ANOS DO INÍCIO DA VIAGEM DE BARTOLOMEU DIAS CTT LISBOA 27.8.87 |
| Reverse description | A large mariner's astrolabe in high relief dominates the central field, with a sailing caravel bearing the Cross of Christ on its sail depicted in the upper field above stylized sea waves flanking both sides. No lettering is present on the reverse. |
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