Portuguese Discoveries and Europe of the Enlightenment
Portuguese Discoveries and Europe of the Enlightenment
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Location
Portugal
Year
1983
Type
Commemorative medal
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
Notice
Manuel Moreira dos Santos
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Bust of botanist Garcia da Orta leaning left and holding with right hand exotic plants from newly discovered lands spreading right across the coin.
Obverse lettering
Vilar
GARCIA d ORTA
Obverse script
Reverse description
Inside an ellipsoid shape, images of the fauna and flora of the new worlds of then. At the top and bottom, the stars of the Council of Europe and an astrolabe, respectively.
Reverse lettering
2
silver hallmarks, one official and another of the mint.
