1, 2 and 5-cent coins: these bear the image of the first royal seal, from 1134, along with the inscription "Portugal"

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Three different euro designs were chosen from entries to a national competition. Designer Vítor Manuel Fernandes dos Santos, who drew his inspiration from historical symbols and the seals of the first King of Portugal, Dom Afonso Henriques, won the competition