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2 1/2 Euros Figurado de Barcelos, Gold
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 2.5 Euros |
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| Reverse description | Three stylized Barcelos roosters — the celebrated Portuguese folk-art figurines — are depicted in high relief, facing forward in an expressive, abstracted manner with prominent eyes, decorative surface detailing, and boldly stylised plumage rising above their heads. The legend 'FIGURADO DE BARCELOS' arcs across the upper field, with the denomination '2,50 EURO' inscribed below it. The engraver's signature 'INCM - BAIBA SIME' appears in small letters in the lower left field. |
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| Edge | Reeded. |
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The Galo de Barcelos — the rooster at the center of this piece's theme — is one of the more peculiar national symbols in modern Europe, tracing its popular form to a 19th-century ceramic tradition from Barcelos in the Minho region, rather than to any medieval origin the legend claims. The story of the miraculous crowing cock that saved an innocent pilgrim from the gallows is almost certainly a 20th-century elaboration, and the rooster's ascent to unofficial national emblem accelerated sharply during the Salazar regime's promotion of folkloric identity.
INCM's "Figurado" series draws on Portuguese clay figurine craft. This gold variant of KM#869 was struck in a limited collector issue alongside base-metal circulation pieces.