Subject of the commemorative coin:
 250th anniversary of the Botanical Garden of Ajuda (Lisbon)

 Description of the design:
 The design shows an ancient dragon tree located in the Ajuda Botanical Garden and is the symbol of the Botanical Garden. The Ajuda Botanical Garden is a technological support department of the University of Agronomy. The garden serves as an infrastructure for education and research, but is also open to the public. It was the first botanical garden in Portugal with the aim of protecting, studying and collecting as many plant species as possible. At the top of the design, from left to right, in semi-circle is the word ‘250 ANOS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DA AJUDA’. At the bottom, from left to right, in semi-circle is the word ‘PORTUGAL 2018’. Below the image of the tree on the left are the artist’s initials ‘J. Fazenda’ and below the mint mark ‘INCM’ on the right. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.