25 escudos PORTUGAL (1984 [1979]) International Year of the Child

25 escudos 1984 [1979] International Year of the Child - Coins of Portugal

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
28.5 mm	11.0 g	2.25 mm	Cu₇₅Ni₂₅

obverse:

in the centre Portuguese Coat of Arms; along the top edge: REPUBLICA • PORTUGUESA (Republic of Portugal); along the bottom edge face value: 25 $ 00 (ESCUDOS)

reverse:

faces of two children; along the top edge: DÁ-ME O TEU AMOR (give me your love); along the bottom edge: ANO I. CRIANÇA * 1979 (ANO INTERNATIONAL - International Year of the Child 1979)

edge:

reeded

issue date:

28 V 1984

withdrawal date:

1 VII 1989

designer:

Marcelino Norte de Almeida, Lagoa Henriques (monogram LH after 1979 on the reverse)

mint:

Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda (National Press - The Mint), Lisbon (mint mark over CRIANÇA on the reverse)

mintage:

1984

990 000

interesting facts:

This coin was supposed to promote the International Year of the Child 1979, but it was issued five years later.

last update: 10 VI 2014

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