2 euro Portugal 2011 - 500th anniversary of the birth of Fernão Mendes Pinto (BU coincard)

The Portugal 2011 “500th Anniversary of the Birth of Fernão Mendes Pinto” €2 coin is issued in BU quality and supplied in an official card. Fernão Mendes Pinto ranks among the best-known Portuguese travellers and authors; in his work Peregrinação, he describes his journeys through Asia in the 16th century. The issue commemorates the era of Portuguese exploration and the cultural links between Europe and Asia.

Country: Portugal • Year: 2011 • Quality: BU • Theme: 500th anniversary of the birth of Fernão Mendes Pinto • Packaging: official coincard.