Portuguese Discoveries and Europe of the Enlightenment
Portuguese Discoveries and Europe of the Enlightenment
€323,026.00
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 with numbers. Script: Latin
Period
Third Republic
(1974-date)
Notice
Manuel Moreira dos Santos
Reference(s)
Obverse description
The figure of Pedro Nunes on the left holding a book showing the Nonius Principle and the Sphere Treaty, two of his most representative works. Above, on the right, the diagram of the `Loxodromic` curves. The background is dotted and suggests the sense of the universality of knowledge.
Obverse lettering
PEDRO NUNES
15 02
78
José Aurélio
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Identifying elements of the exhibition, the astrolabe, the Council of Europe stars and wind rose.
Reverse lettering
In a ⭕️: I 8 3 V O B S I L X V I
2 silver hallmarks, one official and another of the
mint.
