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5 Euros World Heritage - Laurisilva of Macaronesia
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#782 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a richly detailed artistic composition of the Laurisilva laurel forest of Madeira, featuring an array of overlapping laurel and endemic plant fronds and leaves rendered in high relief across the entire field. A small bird perches among the foliage at the left, evoking the biodiversity of this UNESCO-listed ecosystem. The circular UNESCO World Heritage emblem is inset at center-right within the botanical design. The legend FLORESTA LAURISSILVA DA MADEIRA arcs along the upper and right periphery, while UNESCO PATRIMÓNIO MUNDIAL is inscribed along the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | FLORESTA LAURISSILVA DA MADEIRA PATRIMÓNIO MUNDIAL UNESCO PATRIMÓNIO MUNDIAL |
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The Laurisilva of Macaronesia — encompassing ancient laurel forests across the Azores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands — was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, recognized as one of the largest surviving relics of the subtropical laurel forests that once blanketed southern Europe and North Africa during the Tertiary period. Portugal's INCM issued this coin as part of its ongoing World Heritage commemorative program, which has produced one of the more consistently executed national series tied to UNESCO listings.
The .500 silver fineness is notably lower than the .925 used in most Portuguese commemoratives of the same period.