500th Birthday of Fernão Mendes Pinto
2 euro · 2011
Portugal
Circulated mintage500,000
Estimated value≈ 4 €BU mintage12,497
Estimated value≈ 9–11 €Proof mintage7,498
Estimated value≈ 16–20 €About these estimates · 2026-10-11
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Coin motif
A sailing ship travels over waves made of words, recalling Fernão Mendes Pinto’s voyages and his book Peregrinação.
Source (shortened): ECB ↗Technical details
- Mass
- 8,5
- Diameter
- 25,75
- Thickness
- 2,2
- Material
- Inner Part: Cupronickel; Outer Part: Nickel brass
- Designer
- Isabel Carriço, Fernando Branco
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