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5 Euros Glass and Iron ages
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a bold concentric geometric design centred on a stylised hemispherical or lens-like motif with radiating lines, evoking both the structural qualities of iron and the optical properties of glass. Concentric rings subdivided by vertical lines frame the central device, creating a pattern suggestive of a cross-section or architectural element. The legend IDADE DO FERRO E DO VIDRO is inscribed along the upper periphery in raised lettering set within segmented border panels. The denomination 5 EURO and date 2017 appear in the lower border panels, flanked by the mint mark INCM and the engraver's signature Eduardo Aires in the field. |
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Part of Portugal's ongoing "Portugal in Time" series, this issue commemorates the prehistoric communities that occupied the Iberian Peninsula during the first millennium BC. The Iron Age settlements of that region — castro culture hillforts in particular — have been extensively excavated since the nineteenth century, and several sites in northern Portugal and Galicia remain active archaeological projects today.
INCM's thematic collector series in copper-nickel have seen inconsistent secondary market absorption, with many issues sitting unsold at face value years after release.