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5 Euros The Seahorse
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 5 Euros |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features two stylized seahorses rendered in the same contemporary graphic style, depicted facing one another amidst flowing seagrass and aquatic vegetation that fills the field. The denomination 5€ appears prominently in the upper central area, flanked to the right by the Portuguese coat of arms. The engraver's name CATARINA SOBRAL and the mint name CASA DA MOEDA are inscribed along the left rim in vertical orientation. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Portugal's "Sea Life" collector series, of which this piece is part, was issued under the broader national initiative to draw attention to Atlantic marine biodiversity — a pointed policy concern for a country whose exclusive economic zone is one of the largest in Europe, covering roughly 1.7 million square kilometers. The seahorse chosen for this issue, almost certainly *Hippocampus guttulatus*, is native to Portuguese coastal waters and listed as vulnerable under IUCN criteria.