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Portuguese Discoveries and Europe of the Enlightenment
| Location | Portugal |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Weight | 30 g |
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| Obverse description | Full-length relief effigy of Ferdinand Magellan in period dress and hat, striding dynamically across the field. He holds a large planisphere in his left hand showing the route of the first circumnavigation of 1519. The legend arcs along the left and right rims, with the engraver's name inscribed in small characters near the lower center. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 1434 Gil Eanes passa o Cabo Bojador . 1488 Bartolomeu Dias dobra o Cabo da Boa Esperança . 1498 Vasco da Gama chega a Índia . 1500 Pedro Álvares Cabral chega ao Brasil — |
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