Coin Portugal 2 EUROS COMMÉMO. 2018 - 250 ANS DU JARDIN BOTANIQUE AJUDA

2 Euros Commemorative PORTUGAL 2018

Theme: 250 years of the Ajuda Botanical Garden 
Ajuda Botanical Garden (Jardim Botânico da Ajuda)
In Ajuda, near Belém, where this botanical garden opened to the public in 1768, Portugal will commemorate the 250th anniversary of its creation by the Marquis of Pombal.

Quality: UNC (uncirculated).
Circulation: 500,000 copies.
BU 10,000 copies.
BE 10,000 copies.

Bi-metallic (nickel silver center - cupronickel ring) - 8 5 g - 25 75 mm diameter - 2 20 mm thick.

Edge: striated and insculpted with the representation of the 7 castles and 5 coats of arms which follow one another.

The Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda (INCM) is a Portuguese institution resulting from the merger in 1972 of two century-old institutions: the Imprensa Nacional (national printing house created in 1768) and the Casa da Moeda (mint).

The INCM is the national mint for Portuguese coins. Since 1853 and the first stamps bearing the effigy of Queen Marie II, the Casa da Moeda, then the INCM, has also printed Portugal's postage stamps. The institute also produces the official papers of the Portuguese Republic.

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