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Grandes Figuras Portuguesas #11 Vasco da Gama
| Location | Portugal |
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| Composition | Silver plated bronze |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Vasco da Gama in three-quarter view, wearing period attire and a beret, with a full beard, occupying the central field. A small Portuguese coat of arms is depicted at the base of the bust, flanked by laurel branches. The legend VASCO DA GAMA arcs along the upper rim, with the birth and death years 1468 and 1524 placed to either side of the shield in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | VASCO DA GAMA 1468 1524 |
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| Reverse lettering | GRANDES FIGURAS PORTUGUESAS |
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