2 Euro - Fernão Mendes Pinto (2011)
Features
| Denomination | 2 Euro |
| Catalog Number | KM# 804 |
| Weight (g) | 8.5 |
| Diameter (mm) | 25.75 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2.2 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Bi-metallic Nickel-Brass plated Nickel center in Copper-Nickel ring |
| Magnetic | |
| Currency Value (USD) | 2.18 |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative |
Obverse
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
Description:
500th anniversary of Fernão Mendes Pinto’s birth.
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” centred 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.
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
Description:
500th anniversary of Fernão Mendes Pinto’s birth.
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” centred 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.
Reverse
Engraved by Luc Luycx
Lettering:
2 EURO LL
2 EURO LL
Edge
Description:
Milled with inscription: seven castles and five Coats of Arms.
Milled with inscription: seven castles and five Coats of Arms.
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 INCM | 500,000 | Common | |
| 2011 INCM | 12,500 | In sets only | Unknown |
| 2011 INCM | 7,500 | Proof | Unknown |