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500 Escudos European Culture Capital
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the same fluid abstract motif of sweeping intersecting curved lines filling the field, symbolising cultural connectivity across Europe. At the centre is a rectangular tablet bearing the official logo of Porto as European Capital of Culture 2001, comprising a stylised flame or torch device above the inscription 'Porto'. The circular legend 'CAPITAL EUROPEIA DA CULTURA' runs along the rim, with the year '2001' completing the inscription. |
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Issued to mark Oporto's designation as a European Capital of Culture for 2001 — a title the city shared that year with Rotterdam and Reykjavík. Portugal's commemorative program of this period leaned heavily on the .500 fineness rather than the more typical .925 used elsewhere in Europe, keeping production costs down on issues aimed more at the domestic collector market than international buyers.