Description:
Obverse
The 3rd royal seal of 1144 of Afonso Henriques, the 1st king of Portugal, is encircled by alternately the 7 country's castles and the five coats of arms, which appear on the Portugese flag, and the letters of the word "PORTUGAL", all encircled by the 12 stars of Europe
Reverse
A map, next to the facial value, shows the gathering of the fifteen states of the European Union
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