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5 Euro Portuguese tiles; 18th centuries
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 5 Euros 5 EUR = RSD 587 |
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| Reverse description | Square flan depicting a figural scene in the style of 18th-century Portuguese azulejo tile panels, rendered in high relief on a matte silver field framed by a border of individual tile squares. A half-length figure of a young nobleman or soldier in period dress is shown facing slightly left, holding a long staff or lance, with curled hair and detailed baroque costume. The tile-panel grid lines are visible across the central design, reinforcing the azulejo aesthetic. The legend AZULEJOS is inscribed in tile-letter squares across the upper border, while SÉC. XVIII appears across the lower border. The designer's credit CASA DA MOEDA – EDUARDO AIRES is inscribed vertically along the left border. |
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| Reverse lettering | AZULEJOS CASA DA MOEDA – EDUARDO AIRES SÉC. XVIII |
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Portugal's azulejo tradition reached its most ambitious phase in the eighteenth century, when vast tile panels began covering entire church interiors, palace staircases, and garden facades — a scale of decorative ambition that consumed the output of Lisbon's tile workshops for decades. The 1755 earthquake and subsequent rebuilding under Pombal only accelerated demand, as newly constructed public buildings required rapid interior finishing at enormous volume.
Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda has issued several collector pieces in this azulejo series, each tied to a specific century of the tradition's development.