| Description : The Church of the Clergy was built in 1732‐1750,
its baroque bell tower, adorned with a sculpture of the early Christian theologian and missionary Paul of Tarsus
(† ∼67), in 1754‐1763 by the Italian architect Nicolau Nasoni for the religious community
Irmandade dos Clérigos Pobres. At almost 76 m high, the tower once served as an orientation aid for
seafarers; today it is the city's landmark. The coin design also shows the striking Ponte Dom Luís I bridge
over the river Douro, completed in 1886. The historic centre of Porto has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. At
the top, the occasion of issue "250 ANOS TORRE DOS CLÉRIGOS‐2013" (250 Years of the Church of the
Clergy‐2013) is shown in a semicircle, on the right below the bridge ‐ as in the coat of arms of Portugal ‐
the coat of arms shield on an armillary sphere and below it the country name "PORTUGAL". On the left, "INCM" the mint mark
of the Portuguese mint Imprensa Nacional‐ Casa da Moeda S.A. in Lisbon is depicted, behind it "HUGO MACIEL"
the signet of the coin designer Hugo Maciel. |
