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5 Euro Cents Pattern
| Issuer | Madeira (Portugal) |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | A laterally oriented shark depicted in relief occupies the central field above the shield of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, with the date '20 05' flanking the shield at centre. The word 'PROVA' appears in the upper left field. The circumferential legend 'REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA REGIÃO AUTÓNOMA DA MADEIRA' runs along the outer border, separated from the field by a raised inner ring, with a row of twelve stars arranged along the lower periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | 20 05 REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA REGIÃO AUTÓNOMA DA MADEIRA PROVA |
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Madeira never formally issued its own euro coinage — this is a pattern strike produced ahead of the eurozone transition discussions, part of a broader wave of speculative and semi-official pieces made for various Portuguese autonomous regions in the early 2000s. These were never sanctioned for circulation and exist primarily as collector curiosities, their issuing authority ambiguous enough that they occupy an uncomfortable middle ground between official patterns and fantasy pieces.