The 2011 Portugal €2 coin “500th Anniversary of the Birth of Fernão Mendes Pinto” is issued in proof quality and supplied in an official blister. Fernão Mendes Pinto was one of the best-known Portuguese travellers of the 16th century; in his work Peregrinação, he described his journeys through Asia and encounters between European and Asian cultures. The issue commemorates the era of Portuguese discoveries and the long-standing connections between continents.
Country: Portugal • Year: 2011 • Quality: Proof • Theme: 500th anniversary of the birth of Fernão Mendes Pinto • Packaging: official blister • Mintage: 7,500 pieces.
