Portugal 2016 Olympic Team

Portugal 2016 Olympic Team
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  • Product Code:Portugal2016RIO
  • SKU:401828
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  • 4.50€
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Olympic Team

In 2016 our hearts and souls will be in Rio de Janeiro for the Summer Olympics - the largest sporting event in the world.

To mark Portugal's presence in this international competition, INCM has minted a commemorative circulation coin created by plastic artist Joana Vasconcelos, inspired by one of her most iconic works – Independent Red Heart.

The design shows an image based on the well-known artwork ‘Heart of Viana’, signed by the author Joana Vasconcelos, which was inspired by traditional jewellery from the north of Portugal (the area around the city of Viana do Castelo). It symbolises the Portuguese people’s support for the national team on the occasion of the Olympics. At the left and the right, in semi-circle, are the inscriptions ‘JOANA VASCONCELOS’ and ‘EQUIPA OLÍMPICA DE PORTUGAL 2016’, respectively. At the bottom is the mint mark ‘INCM’. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.

Weight - 8.5 g.

Quality - UNC (Uncirculated)

Diameter - 25.75 mm.

Composition - Bimetallic - nickel brass clad nickel center in copper-nickel ring

Circulation - 650'000 pcs

Country of origin - Portugal

Year of release - 2016

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