V. GLADYSH

2 Euros – Portugal

Circulating commemorative coins

Commemoration: 500th Birthday of Fernão Mendes Pinto

Context

Year: 2011

Issuer: Portugal

Period:

(since 1974)

Currency:

(since 2002)

Total mintage: 519,995

Material

Diameter: 25.75 mm

Weight: 8.5 g

Thickness: 2.2 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: Bimetallic (Nickel brass center, Copper-nickel ring)

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Medal alignment

References

KM: #804

Numista: #22490

Value

Exchange value: 2 EUR = $2.38

Inflation-adjusted value: 2.57 EUR

Obverse

Inscription:

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

Translation:

Fernão Mendes Pinto

1511 2011

Portugal

Portuguese Mint - Casa da Moeda - Fábrica de Blindados

Portugal India Diu Goa Burma Peregrination

Peregrination Tartary China Malacca Hormuz Sunda Nagasaki Pattani Siam Cambodia Ryukyu

Script: Latin

Languages: Latin, Portuguese

Engravers: Isabel Carriço, Fernando Branco