| Description : The coin shows the central section of the 25th of April
Bridge, which first connected the banks of the Tagus in Lisbon. Under the name of the leader of the dictatorship of the
so‐called Estado Nova, António de Oliveira Salazar, it was inaugurated in 1966 as the "Salazar Bridge", but
renamed "Ponte 25 de Abril" after the Carnation Revolution of 25th April 1974. The 2278 m long
suspension bridge spans the mouth of the Tagus, the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula (1000 km), into the
Atlantic Ocean. The height of the roadways of the double‐decker bridge above the water is 70 m. At the top right,
the lettering "PORTUGAL" and ‐ as in the coat of arms of Portugal ‐ the coat of arms shield are depicted on an
armillary sphere. At the bottom right, "PONTE", "25 DE ABRIL", "1966 and "2016" can be read below each other. The
lower edge of the pill shows "INCM", the mint mark of the Portuguese mint Imprensa Nacional‐ Casa da Moeda S.A.
in Lisbon, and "JOSÉ AURÉLIO", the name of the designer. |
