Portugal 2 Euro 2018 Botanical Garden Coincard BU

In the year 2018 it is 250 years since the Botanical Garden of Ajuda was opened. This garden was designed on behalf of King Don José I for his children play in! It was PortugalÆs first Botanical Garden and it had the goal of preserving, studying and collecting as many plants as possible. Ajuda is located near Belem on the River Tagus near Lisbon. At the moment there are more than 5000 species of living plants in this garden, which according to Italian structures, is built in perfect symmetry. An important tree that can be found in this garden is the Dragoeiro (Dracaena Draco) the Dragon Blood Tree. If the bark of the dragon's blood tree is cut or the leaves are bruised, the plant issues a reddish resin known as dragon's blood. This was already known in the time of the Romans! The Dragon Blood Tree was the inspiration of the illustrator João Fazenda. In the centre of the coin the Dragon Blood Tree is depicted. Around the tree is the text "250 Anos Jardim Botanico Da Ajuda" (250 years of Ajuda Botanical Garden) . At the bottom of the coin the country name Portugal and the year 2018 are shown. The quality of the coin is BU. This beautiful coin is mounted in a light green coincard, the typical colour of the leaf of the Dragon Blood Tree.