| Description : The coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first
Portuguese Republic. After the murder of a member of parliament on the 3rd of October 1910, riots broke out in
Lisbon. A provisional government proclaimed the Republic on the 5th of October 1910. The coin presents two
important symbols of the Republic: the coat of arms and the República. The Efígie da República
is modelled after Eugène Delacroix's Liberty, with a Phrygian cap, the symbol of freedom and independence,
and encircled by an olive branch symbolising peace. She is regarded as the personification of the Republic ‐ a bust of
her is present in public buildings. In the background ‐ as in the coat of arms of Portugal ‐ the coat of arms
shield can be seen on an armillary sphere, a navigational device from the time of the Portuguese sailing of the world's
oceans. On the right is a semicircular inscription "REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA •" (Republic of Portugal) and
"1910 • 2010". On the left is "INCM" the mint mark of the Portuguese mint Imprensa Nacional‐ Casa da
Moeda S.A. in Lisbon and "José Cândido", the name of the designer. |
