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20 Euro Cents Pattern
| Issuer | Azores |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | At center, the flag of the Azores is depicted, featuring a goshawk with outstretched wings in flight. Nine five-pointed stars arranged in an arc surround the flag device, referencing the nine islands of the archipelago. The legend REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA and the date 2005 appear in the field, with AÇORES completing the inscription. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 2005 AÇORES (Translation: PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AZORES) |
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The Azores, as an autonomous region of Portugal, has no independent monetary authority and never issued circulating euro coinage. This 2005 piece is a pattern — struck for collectors and political symbolism rather than any sanctioned monetary purpose. Portugal itself adopted the euro in 2002, rendering a regional "issue" from the Azores purely notional from the outset.