Portugal 2 euros 2015 - 500 Years since the first Contact with Timor

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Details	In 2015, to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first contact between Portugal and Timor, the Portuguese mint INCM marked this event with the minting of a commemorative 2-euro coin. The national side of the coin depits a sixteenth century caravel, representing the arrival of Portuguese sailors to the island, and the woven roof of a house with its wooden sculptures, permanent memories of myths and legends, both iconic elements of Portugal and East Timor respectively. Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, north of the Timor Sea. The island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor, on the eastern part, and Indonesia, on the western part.
Specifications	Diameter - 25.75mm Thickness - 2.2mm Weight - 8.5gr
Composition	BiAlloy (Nk/Ng), ring Cupronickel (75% copper - 25% nickel clad on nickel core), center Nickel brass
Edge	Five coats of arms and seven castles equally spaced
Comments	Legend: TIMOR 2015 and 1515 Portugal - Design: Fernando Fonseca Date of issue: 15 July 2015
Mintage	500,000 pieces

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