10 escudos PORTUGAL (1987) Countryside

10 escudos 1987 Countryside - Coins of Portugal

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
23.5 mm	7.4 g	2.35 mm	Cu₇₉Zn₂₀Ni₁

obverse:

in the centre Portuguese Coat of Arms; above it a sailing knot; along the edge: REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA (Republic of Portugal) and year of issue: 1987

reverse:

in the centre inside a ring of twelve stars a hand planting an olive tree; along the top edge: CONSELHO DA EUROPA * MUNDO RURAL (European Council, countryside); along the bottom edge face value: 10 $ 00 (ESCUDOS)

edge:

reeded

issue date:

3 VI 1987

withdrawal date:

28 II 2002

designer:

Hélder Batista (signature H BATISTA after face value on the reverse)

mint:

Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda (National Press - The Mint), Lisbon (mint mark before face value on the reverse)

mintage:

1987

1 950 000

+ 50 000 in annual sets

interesting facts:

This coin was struck to support the campaign for rural areas economic development, which was initiated by the European Council in 1987.

last update: 4 X 2014

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