Right side is 1/2 of the basket and rope design used elsewhere, the left side has a circular stamp with the legend.
Obverse lettering
MISERICORDIAS
500
ANOS
PORTUGAL 1498-1998/99/2000 (Translation: MISERICORDIAS 500 YEARS)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Left side is 1/2 of the basket and rope design used elsewhere, the right side has a seven pointed star (In Christianity, it represents the seven days of Creation), a Quina (meaning either five-twelfths or, more usually, a pattern of five parts) and a carnation (possibly symbolizing the `Carnation Revolution` of April 1974).
