My Collection
Description:
Obverse
The first royal seal of 1134 of Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, is encircled by alternately the seven country's castles and the five coats of arms, which appear on the Portugese flag, and the letters of the word "PORTUGAL", themselves encircled by the twelve stars of Europe
Reverse
A globe, next to the facial value, shows Europe in relation to Africa and Asia
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