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1 Euro
| Issuer | Madeira Islands |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | The nickel center features a large facing portrait of a male figure, rendered in a bold, stylized manner with foliage and three stars incorporated into the design around the face. The brass outer ring bears the legend MADEIRA ISLAND arcing across the upper portion and the date 2005 at the base, flanked on both sides by a series of five-pointed stars. Additional test and proof inscriptions appear in small lettering within the inner field along the right edge of the center disc. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Madeira has no independent monetary authority — this is a regional issue struck under Portuguese auspices, not a sovereign emission. The European Central Bank permits eurozone member states to produce collector-oriented regional variants, and Portugal has used that allowance to issue pieces attributed to Madeira, the Azores, and other autonomous territories. These circulated at face value throughout the eurozone but were effectively collector targets from the moment of release.