France 5 Euros, 2019

5 Euros from France. Issued in 2019. Struck in Gold (.999). Measures 11 mm and weighs 0.5 g.

Obverse

The Belem Tower viewed from Tagus banks, on the Hieronymites Monastery’s side. The most important items composing the tower are highlighted, such as the turrets or the cross-ribs. On the lower part of the design, an old coin contemporary to the tower, O Português, is inscribed in one of the tower’s balustrades.

Reverse

A portrait of Vasco da Gama, key symbol of the Portuguese Age of Discovery, items related to navigation, such as Vasco da Gama’s caravel, the sea or the navigation compass.

Edge

Smooth