500 Escudos Saint Anthony

Reverse

Portrait of Saint Anthony holding a crucifix and a book

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Santo
Antó-
nio
( Saint Anthony )
8º Centenário
( 8th Centenary )

Engraver: Lima de Freitas

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Fernando Martins de Bulhões known as Saint Anthony of Padua or Saint Anthony of Lisbon is a Franciscan monk born in 1195 in Lisbon and died on June 13, 1231 near Padua.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Fernando Martins de Bulhões connu comme saint Antoine de Padoue ou saint Antoine de Lisbonne est un moine franciscain né en 1195 à Lisbonne et mort le 13 juin 1231 près de Padoue.

Interesting fact

The 500 Escudos (Saint Anthony) coin from Portugal, minted in 1995, features an image of Saint Anthony on the obverse (front side) and the coat of arms of Portugal on the reverse (back side). Saint Anthony is the patron saint of Lisbon, where he was born in the 12th century, and this coin was issued to commemorate the 800th anniversary of his birth. The coin's design was created by the artist José Aurélio, and it's made of silver (.500) with a weight of 14 grams.

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