E-auction 657-679111 - PORTUGAL 2 Euro 1/2 CAPELO ET IVENS 2011 Lisbonne

PORTUGAL 2 Euro 1/2 CAPELO ET IVENS 2011 MS

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Type : 2 Euro 1/2 CAPELO ET IVENS

Date: 2011

Mint name / Town : Lisbonne

Quantity minted : 100.000

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 : Portraits des explorateurs Hermenegildo Capelo et Roberto Ivens.

Reverse

Reverse description : Armoiries du Portugal.

Commentary

13ème pièce de 2,50 Euro circulante du Portugal depuis 2008.
Pièce de la série des émissions communes à plusieurs états-membres “EUROPA” dont le thème est en 2011 les explorateurs européens. Pour illustrer celui-ci la Monnaie portugaise a choisi de rentre hommage à deux explorateurs Hermenegildo Capelo (1847-1917) et Roberto Ivens (1850-1898). Les deux hommes explorèrent sous l’égide de la Société de Géographie de Lisbonne le continent africain à la fin du XIXème siècle.
Ils se consacrèrent essentiellement à l’exploration de l’Angola et du Mozambique.

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13th circulating 2.50 Euro coin from Portugal since 2008. Coin from the series of common issues for several member states “EUROPA” whose theme in 2011 is European explorers. To illustrate this, the Portuguese Mint has chosen to pay tribute to two explorers Hermenegildo Capelo (1847-1917) and Roberto Ivens (1850-1898). Both men explored the African continent under the aegis of the Geographical Society of Lisbon at the end of the 19th century. They devoted themselves mainly to the exploration of Angola and Mozambique.