2 Euro Commemorative coins Portugal 2019

500 years since the circumnavigation of Magellan

The Obverse depicts a portrait of Ferdinand Magellan. Along the edge of the inner part are the following circular inscriptions: from left to top "2019•PORTUGAL", and on the right, from bottom to top "1519 FERNÃO•DE•MAGALHÃES" (the navigator's name in Portuguese), divided at the top by a mint symbol. On the bottom left, between the two inscriptions, are the mintmark "INCM" and the signature of the author "L.F. ABREU". In addition, immediately above the right-hand inscription is the arched inscription "CIRCUM NAVEGAÇÃO", engraved in smaller fonts. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with 7 castles and 5 heraldic coats of arms in incuse.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).

600 years since the discovery of Madeira and Porto Santo

The Obverse depicts the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo, within a simplified nautical chart. Along almost the entire edge of the inner part is the circular inscription "600 anos do Descobrimento da Madeira e do Porto Santo", while at the bottom is the arched inscription "Portugal 2019". Near the inscription on the inner part are: the mintmark "INCM" under the word "Madeira" and the signature of the author "Pomar" under the word "Porto". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with 7 castles and 5 heraldic coats of arms in incuse.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).