Obverse description	Portugal`s coat of arms and a plucked string instrument.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	2008 2,50 EURO REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA
Reverse description	Fado singer, a Portuguese musical genre that emerged around 1820 or 1840. It takes the form of a melancholy song generally accompanied by plucked string instruments. The fado singer or fadist (fadista) generally exploits recurring themes: saudade, unfulfilled love, jealousy, nostalgia for the dead and the past, the difficulty of living, grief, exile... This song was first sung in the slums before reaching the bourgeoisie. Fado was Portugal`s national song under the dictator Salazar. The word fado comes from the Latin fatum, meaning `fate`.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	PATRIMÓNIO CULTURAL o fado INCM VITOR SANTOS
Edge	Lined irregularly with two vertical lines closely spaced with a
Mint	INCM Lisbon, Portugal
Mintage	2008 INCM - Proof - 12 586
Catalog ID	9233347210
Comments