Portugal 2002 20 cent

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in Portugal for 2002-06. Portugal began minting euros in 2002, when their use became compulsory. The admission of additional members caused the reverse to be redesigned in 2008 to show the enlarged zone.

Recorded mintage: 147,411,038 plus 15,000 proofs.

Specification: 5.73 g, brass, 22.1 mm diameter, Obv: royal seal of 1144, country name in looped design by Vitor Santos; Rev: value and map within circle by Luc Luycx; Edge: reeded and plain sections.

Catalog reference: KM 744, Gomes-05.01.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.

Link to:

• 2002 10 cent
• 2002 50 cent
• 2002 euro
• Coins and currency dated 2002
• return to coins of Portugal