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5 Euros World Heritage - Évora, Proof issue
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents an architectural depiction of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Évora (Sé de Évora), the largest cathedral in Portugal, completed circa 1250, rendered in detailed relief. The composition celebrates the designation of the Historic Centre of Évora as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. The legend PATRIMÓNIO MUNDIAL appears in the field, along with the inscription CENTRO HISTÓRICO ÉVORA identifying the subject, and UNESCO at the top of the design. |
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Évora's inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986 recognized the city's extraordinary density of monuments spanning Roman, Moorish, medieval, and Manueline periods — an almost implausible layering of civilizations within a single walled city. Portugal's World Heritage coin series, launched by INCM in the early 2000s, was designed to move through the national UNESCO sites systematically, with Évora appearing relatively early in the sequence.
The proof striking from the Casa da Moeda typically shows sharper field-to-device contrast than the bullion issues of the same type — worth noting when distinguishing between the two where packaging is absent.