E-auction 590-549608 - feu_797633 - PORTUGAL 2 Euro 1/2 BICENTENAIRE DES LIGNES DE TORRES VEDRAS 2010 Lisbonne

PORTUGAL 2 Euro 1/2 BICENTENAIRE DES LIGNES DE TORRES VEDRAS 2010 MS

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Estimate :	7 €
Price :	6 €
Maximum bid :	6 €
End of the sale :	05 August 2024 17:46:00
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : 2 Euro 1/2 BICENTENAIRE DES LIGNES DE TORRES VEDRAS

Date: 2010

Mint name / Town : Lisbonne

Quantity minted : 120.000

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 28 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 9,90 g.

Edge : cannelures fines

Catalogue references :

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Obverse

Obverse description : Canonnier se tenant debout près d’un canon. En arrière-plan, carte des lignes de défense de Torres Vedras.

Reverse

Reverse description : Armoiries du Portugal et 3 pyramides de boulets de canon.

Commentary

11ème pièce de 2,50 Euro circulante du Portugal depuis 2008.
Construites sous le premier Empire, les lignes de défense de Torres Vedras sont constituées de lignes de casemates (600) et de fortins (152). Ce système de fortification fut construit en secret par le duc de Wellington pour défendre Lisbonne pendant la Guerre d'Espagne et du Portugal.

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11th circulating 2.50 Euro coin from Portugal since 2008. Built during the First Empire, the Torres Vedras defense lines consist of lines of casemates (600) and forts (152). This fortification system was built in secret by the Duke of Wellington to defend Lisbon during the Spanish-Portuguese Civil War.