Portuguese Discoveries and Europe of the Enlightenment
Portuguese Discoveries and Europe of the Enlightenment
€322,990.00
Location
Portugal
Year
1983
Type
Souvenir medals/Event souvenir
Composition
Silver (.999) (minimum)
Weight
30 g
Diameter
40 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth Lettering: serial number of medal and total number of medals minted
Period
Third Republic
(1974-date)
Notice
Manuel Moreira dos Santos
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Infante D. Henrique seated in an undefined space, small clouds to his left, with his arms of a Portuguese prince at the height of his right shoulder to the right and with an astrolabe below them. His hands hold a map showing only a water surface.
Obverse lettering
Gustavo
Bastos
Obverse script
Reverse description
Three figures with small clouds above and a stone column with the Portuguese royal arms on top on the right.
Reverse lettering
2
silver hallmarks, one official and another of the mint.
