2002 AD., Portugal, Lissabon mint, 50 Cent.

Portugal, Lissabon mint, 2002 AD.,
50 Cent (24,25 mm / 7,75 g), (Cu 890, Al 50, Zn 50, Sn 10),
Obv.: 50 / EURO / CENT , map of Europe.
Rev.: P-O-R-T-U-G-A-L / 2-0-0-2 / VS (stylised) - INCM , the royal seal of Portugal of 1142 surrounded by the country's castles and five escutcheona with silver bezants set in relation to the surrounding European stars (are inset on a ridge) which is supposed to symbolise dialogue, exchange of values and dynamics in the building of Europe. Between the castles are the numbers of the year towards the bottom and the letters of the name Portugal between the upper icons. INCM abbreviates Imprensa Nacional – Casa de Moeda (National Currency – Mint House, Lissabon), VS (stylised) stands for the designer Vítor Manuel Fernandes dos Santos.
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151.947.133 pieces issued
The obverse was designed by Luc Luycx and displays a map of Europe on the left. The map does not include Iceland and cuts off on the right through Russia (exactly, at a line from the Kandalaksha Gulf to the Bosphorus (Cyprus is moved westward under Crete in order to include it and Malta is shown as disproportionally large so that it shows up). The map is flat and level with most of the coin and the sea is shown as an indentation. Six fine lines cut through the sea, breaking when passing through the map, and at their ends at the top and bottom are twelve stars (reflective of the flag of Europe). To the right, in raised lettering, is "50 Euro Cent" with the '50' being shown much larger than the words. The designers initials, LL, appear next to the 0 in 50.
Luc Luycx designed the original coin, which was much the same except the design was only of the then 15 members and shown with gaps between the states and raised rather than with an indented sea.