2 Euros Fernão Mendes Pinto

Features

Issuer	Portugal
Period	Third Republic (1974-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2011
Value	2 Euros 2 EUR = USD 2.31
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight	8.5 g
Diameter	25.75 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 22490
References	KM# 804 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

500th Birthday of Fernão Mendes Pinto

Obverse

The inner part of the coin commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Fernão Mendes Pinto, a Portuguese explorer whose book on his discoveries and adventures in the seas and countries of Asia was published posthumously under title “Peregrinação” (Pilgrimage), depicts a sailing ship floating on a sea formed by a series of wave-shaped references to Portugal, Lisbon, his book and some of the destinations of his travels, With the country designation “Portugal” centered beneath them. His name flanked by the dates “1511” and “2011” form a semicircle around the upper edge of the inner part. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FERNÃO MENDES PINTO
1511 2011
PORTUGAL
INCM IC-FB
PORTUGAL INDIA DIU GOA BIRMANIA PEREGRINÄÇO
PEREGRINÄÇO TARTÁRIA CHINA MALACA ORMUZ SONDA NACAU PATANE SIÄO CAMBOIA LÉQUIO

Engravers: Isabel Carriço, Fernando Branco

Reverse

A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders

Script: Latin

Lettering: 2 EURO LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Finely ribbed with seven castles and five coats of arms

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2011 INCM	500 000	$ 4.10	$ 4.10	$ 7.40	$ 7.50		97%
2011 INCM	12 497				$ 12	BU set	4%
2011 INCM	7 498				$ 24	Proof	2%

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