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5 Euros Glass and Iron ages, Gold
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | PORTUGAL € |
| Reverse description | Highly architectural reverse design featuring a series of concentric rectangular and circular frames centred on the acrylic insert, evoking industrial ironwork and glasswork in homage to the Iron and Glass Ages. The acrylic centre displays a hemispherical lens motif with radiating lines suggestive of a glazed dome or lantern structure. The legend IDADE DO FERRO E DO VIDRO arcs around the upper periphery in raised lettering between two concentric borders. The denomination 5 EURO and date 2017 appear in the lower field, with the mint mark INCM and the engraver's name EDUARDO AIRES inscribed in the left and right margins respectively. |
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Part of Portugal's long-running "Portugal Sou Eu" bimetallic acrylic series, this piece belongs to a subset documenting prehistoric Iberian cultures — the Glass and Iron Ages issue situating itself within a sequence that also covers the Stone and Bronze Ages. The acrylic centre is the functional novelty here: INCM developed the format specifically for this program, replacing the conventional bimetallic core with a polymer disc that can carry embedded imagery or coloration impossible to achieve in struck metal alone.
The gold-ringed variant (KM#878b) is the premium issue within a tiered release structure, with the base versions struck in copper-nickel and silver.