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Portuguese Discoveries and Europe of the Enlightenment
| Location | Portugal |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Period | 20th century |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Garcia de Orta in three-quarter view facing left, depicted wearing a wide-brimmed hat, surrounded in high relief by exotic botanical specimens including branches, leaves, and seed pods representing flora from newly discovered lands. The legend GARCIA D ORTA appears along the lower rim. The engraver's name VILAR is inscribed in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Detailed allegorical composition within an oval wreath border depicting exotic fauna and flora from the newly discovered lands: a parrot perched among tropical plants, an elephant at center right, a pineapple at lower left, and various tropical trees and foliage filling the field. A circle of stars frames the top of the design, and an astrolabe appears at the bottom center. A small mintmark or hallmark is visible in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 silver hallmarks, one official and another of the mint. |
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