Portugal 2,5 Euro 2022 uncirculated - Constitution of 1822 - 200th Anniversary

Portugal 2,5 Euro 2022 uncirculated - Constitution of 1822 - 200th Anniversary

Uncirculated : 25.000 - Delivery loose

On the obverse:

    A depiction of the Constitution through floral embellishments inspired by the cover of the original manuscript;
    In the middle, the year ‘2022’, the words ‘República Portuguesa’, and the Portuguese coat of arms;
    On the left, the face value ‘2,5’
    On the right, the word ‘Euro’

On the reverse: 

    A female figure from whose garment flow embellishments similar to those on the obverse — featuring the words ‘executivo’, ‘legislativo’ and ‘judicial’ —, representing freedom and a break from Absolutism;
    Around the upper edge, the words ‘Casa da Moeda’ and the name of the author;
    Around the lower edge, the words ‘200 Anos Constituição’ and the year ‘1822’

Mintages

Uncirculated : 25.000 - Delivery loose

Silver Proof : 2,500 - Delivery with Original Packaging from Mint

Coin Data

Portugal - 2,5 Euro - 2022 - Uncirculated

1822 - Portuguese Constitution

The Constitution of Portugal (port. Constituição da República Portuguesa) was adopted by Parliament two years after the Carnation Revolution on April 2, 1976, after having been drafted by the Constituent Assembly (Assembleia Constituinte). It is strongly influenced by the provisions of a basic democratic order based on experience with the state practice of the dictatorship under Salazar and Caetano in the Estado Novo, and its content and structure are based on the German Basic Law.

The constitution currently contains 296 articles. Amendments to the Portuguese constitution (revisões constitucionais) were made in 1982, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2004 and 2005.

The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic has characterized Portugal's political system as a parliamentary republic since the major constitutional reform of 1982. Since then, the powers of the President of the Republic (Articles 133 to 140) have been limited to representative functions, but he can dissolve Parliament (Article 133 e). The prime minister is the head of the government, whose responsibilities have been limited to parliament since 1982. In parallel with German state organization law, the government can ask Parliament - the Assembly of the Republic - for a vote of confidence (Solicitação de voto de confiança) to confirm the majority ability of its policies (Article 193). The Assembly of the Republic may pass a vote of no confidence (Moção de censura) in the government (Art. 194).