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10 Escudos Council of Europe - Rural World
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Composition | Nickel brass |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a stylized design of an olive branch bearing fruit and leaves, overlapping a schematic representation of cultivated land or a ploughshare, symbolizing the rural world and agricultural heritage commemorated by the Council of Europe campaign. A ring of thirteen five-pointed stars encircles the central device, referencing the Council of Europe. The denomination 10$00 appears in large numerals along the lower portion of the field. The legend CONSELHO DA EUROPA arcs across the upper periphery, with MUNDO RURAL continuing to the right, separated by a small decorative stop. The engraver's initials and mint mark appear discreetly in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | CONSELHO DA EUROPA MUNDO RURAL 10$00 |
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Portugal's commemorative escudo series of the 1980s was issued under the auspices of the Council of Europe's cultural heritage program, which ran a rotating annual theme across member nations. The 1987 "Rural World" theme coincided with mounting anxiety in Portugal over rural depopulation — a structural crisis accelerating since the post-Carnation Revolution land reform chaos of the mid-1970s had destabilized the Alentejo agricultural collectives.
INCM struck this in nickel brass rather than the cupronickel of standard circulation escudos, a deliberate material distinction for the commemorative run.