Portugal 2 Euro 2019 600th Anniversary of Madeira and Porto Santo UNC

600 years since the discovery of the Madeira archipelago by Portuguese navigators Bartolomeu Perestrelo and Tristão Vaz

Description: The event, known as the first Portuguese territorial discovery, marks a historic moment in the affirmation of Portugal as a maritime power and sets the beginning of the Portuguese Age of Discovery (1418–1522). The coin depicts the Madeira archipelago and the island of Porto Santo. In a semicircle are the inscriptions '600 anos do Descobrimento da Madeira e do Porto Santo' and 'PORTUGAL 2019'. The outer ring of the coin features the 12 stars of the European Union.