Portugal

2014

Commemorative coin

The International Year of Family Farming

Official Journal of the European Union

On the central part of the design are represented tools typically used in the traditional agriculture, together with farming products: a chicken in the center, surrounded by pumpkins, a basket of potatoes, and other vegetables and flowers. On the left side, in semi-circle, the subject of the commemoration ‘AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR’ (Family Farming) and on the right side, in semi-circle, the name of the issuing country ‘PORTUGAL’ followed by the year of issuance ‘2014’. At the bottom left the mintmark ‘INCM’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Additional information

The coin is dedicated to the International Year of Family Farming ("IYFF 2014"). In addition to agricultural implements such as shovel, hoe and rake, the coin depicts sheaves leaning against each other to dry the grain, a strelitzia flowering in southern Africa, a stylised chicken (probably a helmet-bellied guinea fowl - Portuguese galinha-d'angol "Angola chicken") and in front of it potatoes and pumpkins.

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