2 Euro Portugal 2017 Raul Brandao (UNC)
Onderwerp van de herdenkingsmunt:
150ste geboortedag van Raul Brandão
Beschrijving van het ontwerp:
Op het ontwerp wordt het gezicht van Raul Brandão weergegeven. Aan de linkerkant staat de inscriptie „RAUL BRANDÃO” met daaronder de jaartallen „1867” en „2017”. Rechtsonderaan wordt de naam van het land van uitgifte, „PORTUGAL”, weergegeven, en rechtsbovenaan de naam van de ontwerper, „LUIS FILIPE DE ABREU”, gevolgd door het muntteken, „INCM”. Langs de buitenrand van de munt zijn de twaalf sterren van de Europese vlag afgebeeld.
Wie is Raul Brandao:
Raul Germano Brandão (12 March 1867 in Foz do Douro, Porto – 5 December 1930 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese writer, journalist and military officer, notable for the realism of his literary descriptions and for the lyricism of his language. Brandão was born in Foz do Douro, a parish of Porto, where he spent the majority of his youth. Born in a family of sailors, the ocean and the sailors are recurring themes in his work.
Biography
Brandão completed his secondary studies in 1891. After that, he joined the military academy, where he initiated a long career in the Ministry of War. While working in the ministry, he also worked as a journalist and published several books.
In 1896, Brandão was commissioned in Guimarães, where he would meet his future wife. He married in the next year and settled in the city. Despite living in Guimarães, Brandão spent long periods in Lisbon. After retiring from the army, in 1912, Brandão initiated the most productive period of his writing career. He died on 5 December 1930, age 63, after a lifetime of writing and publishing.
Oplage:
520.000 munten
Uitgiftedatum:
21 november 2017
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