Description:
Obverse
The third royal seal of 1144 of Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, is encircled by alternately the seven country's castles and the five coats of arms, which appear on the Portugese flag, and the letters of the word "PORTUGAL", all encircled by the twelve stars of Europe
Reverse
A map, next to the facial value, shows the European continent without borders
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