5 Euros World Heritage - Évora, Proof issue

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.