Portugal 2 Euro 2019 Madeira Proof

It has been 600 years since Tristão Vaz Teixeira, Bartolomeu Perestrelo and João Gonçalves discovered Zarko Madeira and Porto Santo. Prince Hendrik summoned the best sea navigators and cartographers together to discover more land towards the West African coast. When Madeira was discovered in 1419 there was a lot of forest on the island (laurel). Because of the strategic location of the island, Prince Hendrik immediately ordered colonization. The first settlers arrived in Madeira around 1419. Nowadays Madeira is seen as a flower island where many indigenous species occur exclusively on the island. The Madeira geranium (Geranium maderense) is a beautiful plant that grows exceptionally well not only in Madeira but also in the Netherlands. The text '600 anos do Descobrimento da Madeira and do Porto Santo' (600 years since the discovery of Madeira and Porto Santo) is shown written in a circle on the coin. At the bottom of the coin is the country name Portugal along with the year 2019. Within the encircling text an old sea chart showing the island group is depicted. The quality of the coin is Proof, the highest quality. The coin is packed with the greatest care in a luxury package. The print run of this proof quality coin is only 10,000 copies.