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250 Escudos FAO - World Fisheries Conference, Silver
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Reverse description | A stylised school of fish rendered in low relief fills the central field, depicted swimming in formation from left to right across horizontal wave-like lines evoking the ocean surface, in a bold modernist design by José Aurélio. The circular legend FAO·CONFERÊNCIA MUNDIAL DE PESCAS arcs around the upper and right periphery. The dates 1983·84 appear in the lower left field, with the engraver's signature JOSÉAURÉLIO incised in the lower centre, accompanied by a small FAO emblem cartouche. |
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| Mintage | ND (1984) INCM - Proof - 8,000 |
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The 1984 World Fisheries Conference, held in Rome under FAO auspices, prompted a wave of commemorative issues from nations with significant fishing industries — Portugal among the most economically dependent. At the time, the Portuguese fishing sector was navigating post-revolution restructuring while simultaneously adjusting to the implications of impending EEC accession, which would bring new regulatory pressure on Atlantic and North Sea fishing rights.
The .925 silver version sits alongside a base-metal counterpart in the same FAO release, a pairing typical of INCM commemorative policy in the 1980s. Mintages for the silver issues in this series were modest, produced primarily for collector sets rather than any meaningful circulation.