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1000 Escudos 2001 UEFA Euro 2004
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Value | 1000 Escudos (1000 PTE) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2001 INCM - - 50,000 |
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Portugal won the right to host UEFA Euro 2004 in October 1999, beating Spain in the UEFA vote — a significant moment given that Spain had co-hosted Euro 1964 and Portugal had never before staged a major international football tournament. This coin was issued three years ahead of the competition, an unusually long lead time that reflects the Portuguese government's deliberate use of the commemorative program to build sustained commercial momentum around the event.
The .500 fineness is characteristic of Portuguese commemorative escudo issues of this period — a cost-conscious alloy choice in the final years before euro adoption rendered the escudo obsolete on January 1, 2002.