| Issuer | Portugal |
| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Value | 21/2 Euros |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Dimensions | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 2.15 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | V. Santos |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#783 |
| 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 | Female singer of fado, 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 | Reeded like II II II II |
| Mint | INCM Lisbon, Portugal |
| Mintage | 2008 INCM - - 99 162 |
| Catalog ID | 1651185180 |
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