In 1989 Portugal issued a 250 Escudos coin measauring 37mm to commemorate the 850th Anniversary of the Founding of Poland. The coin was struck in Copper-Nickel for circulation (750,000). Another coin was struck in silver (0.8327 oz. ASW). (15,000 Unc and 30,000 Proofs). The obverse of all features 7 tiny churches in the formation of a cross to the left if the shield with 1989 to bottom left of shield. Reverse features a sword whose tip punctures through cresent while separating the founding dates 1140 and 1139. 1139 severs upper point of cresent on C-N business strike coin (worldcoingallery.com photo): 1989 Business Strike 250 Escudos (C-N): http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...Founding of Portugal &query=Portugal Founding Designs are the same on the Silver coins except the dates are within a circle below design: Thought you might like to know... Clinker
That coin is interesting in another sense too. Remember how I wrote, in a reply to one of your "Trivia" posts, that I find coins on coins interesting? Well, here is another one: That round thing with the big A is, at least from what I have read, based on a coin issued by King Afonso Henriques who won in the battle of Ourique that the coin also commemorates, with the Christian king's sword "cutting" (defeating) the Islamic crescent representing the Moors. The castles and the shields can be found on pretty much every Portuguese coin. In many cases they are arranged as on the country's flag and CoA, but sometimes - as on all of today's circulation coins - in a circle (see here). PS - I tried sending you a PM regarding "Poland" but that did not work ... Christian
Hey, good friend, that's very interesting. I'm glad you shared that gem of knowledge. Thanks... Clinker
Wow, must be cool for them to be able to make an 850th anniversary coin of a country's founding! That is a pretty long time Thanks for sharing Clinker!