Feature: 150 Years of Public Security
Description: The design shows human figures and
buildings, symbolic representations of citizens and cities, where the
public security is mainly assured and the simplified police symbol. The
legends include the year ‘1867’ and the year of issue ‘2017’, the
country of issue ‘PORTUGAL’, the subject of commemoration (‘SEGURANÇA
PÚBLICA’ – Public Security), the three main issues related to
citizenship (‘DIREITOS’, ‘LIBERDADES’ e ‘GARANTIAS’ – Rights, Freedoms
and Warranties), and the author’s name JOSÉ DE GUIMARÃES. The coin’s
outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.
