Portuguese Discoveries and Europe of the Enlightenment

Portuguese Discoveries and Europe of the Enlightenment - obversePortuguese Discoveries and Europe of the Enlightenment - reverse

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Features

Location Portugal
Issuing entity Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor
Period Third Republic (1974-date)
Type Souvenir medals › Event souvenir
Year 1983
Composition Silver (.999) (minimum)
Weight 30 g
Diameter 40 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 1983
Number
N#
322994

Commemorative issue

XVII European Art, Science and Cultural Exhibition

Series: Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor Series

Obverse

Allegory of the armillary sphere with 4 points symbolizing the four corners of Earth, supported by a stylized hand with a symbology of land and sea, as a background. Below, an astrolabe and the designer's signature.

Script: Latin

Lettering: Charters Almeida

Engraver: Manuel Moreira dos Santos

Designer: Charters de Almeida

Reverse

Mythical figure that has elements representing the continuity of life and the symbol of Agarta which means wisdom, absolute knowledge and art. Below, the twelve stars of the European Community.

Lettering: 2 silver hallmarks, one official and another of the mint.

Engraver: Manuel Moreira dos Santos

Designer: Charters de Almeida

Edge

Smooth

Lettering: serial number of medal and total number of medals minted

Comments

This medal is part of a luxury 999 silver medal series issued with a total of 4,000 in 1983 by the now defunct Portuguese and Oporto based bank Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor and which includes 5 further traditional silver proof medals of 40 mm diameter, 999 silver and 30 grs of weight, each by different designers and a single stamped and then hand finished, 8 cm wide medal. The mint for the proof coins was the jeweler Manuel Moreira dos Santos. Please see Banco Pinto Sotto Mayor Series for the other 5 silver proof coins and the hand finished medal.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1983  4 000 proof

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