Portugal
Three different euro designs were chosen from entries to a national competition. Designer Vítor Manuel Fernandes dos Santos, who drew his inspiration from historical symbols and the seals of the first King of Portugal, Dom Afonso Henriques, won the competition with the following motifs:
5 cent
1, 2 and 5-cent coins: these bear the image of the first royal seal, from 1134, along with the inscription “Portugal”.
2 cent
1 cent
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