Obverse

The face of this currency represents Luiz va from camoes in profile, surrounded by waves and sea. The symbols referring to its maritime adventures are numerous: its strawberry and its hair turns into waves, the sailboat on the horizon, the caravelle to her right. This caravel is decorated with the cross of the order of Christ, symbol of the Portuguese nation and an emblem made of a feather and a sword, evoking the sixteenths that the author has passed at sea and traveling in The East. His right eye, which he lost during a fight in Morocco the age of 23, is closed.

Reverse

The reverse is common to the whole series "The art of the pen"