5 euro - Miragaia longicollum

Continuing the "Dinosaurs in Portugal" series, the Republic of Portugal now issues the third and last collector´s coin alluding to our valuable palaeontological heritage. This time, the highlighted species is Miragaia longicollum, a dinosaur which lived in the Upper Jurassic, 150 million years ago. Once again designed by Joana Bruno, an archaeology graduate and scientific illustration specialist.