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The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas I of Sparta, and the Achaemenid Empire of Xerxes I over the course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece.
Mintage: 735,000 pcs UNC; 10,000 pcs BU
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Description: The design depicts the UN logo. At the top is the year of issuance ‘2020’, the name of the issuing country ‘PORTUGAL’ and the inscription ‘UN 75 YEARS’. Under the words ‘UN’ and ‘YEARS’ is their translation in Portuguese ‘ONU’ and ‘ANOS’. At the left side is the name of the mint ‘CASA DA MOEDA’ and at the right side is the engraver’s name ‘ANDRÉ LETRIA’. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 510 000 coins
Issuing date: May 2020
The traditional pottery established itself for substantial periods of time in two districts, Latgale and Kurzeme, but only in Latgale it has survived throughout the times and has been passed down to the next generations. The Latgalian pottery is included in the Latvian Culture Canon and it represents one of the brightest pages of traditional culture. The national side of the coin will depict a characteristic piece of Latgalian ceramics – clay candelabrum.
Mintage: 400 000 coins
Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori (August 31, 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy – May 6, 1952 in Noordwijk aan Zee, The Netherlands) was an Italian physician and educator known primarily as a developer of Montessori pedagogy. Montessori pedagogy – to stimulate a child’s self-education, self-learning, self-development. However, the task of the educator is to help the child in organizing activities, to support him in finding an individual path, in realizing his nature.
Mintage: 100 000 coins
The Vigili del Fuoco is Italy’s institutional agency for fire and rescue service. It is part of the Ministry of Interior’s Dipartimento dei Vigili del Fuoco, del Soccorso Pubblico e della Difesa Civile (Department of Firefighters, Public Rescue and Civil(ian) Protection). The Corps’ task is to provide safety for people, animals and property, and to give technical assistance to industries, and provide fire prevention advice. It also ensures public safety in terrorist emergencies such as chemical, bacteriological, radiological and nuclear attacks.
Mintage: 1 500 000