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8 Euros Enlargement of European Union
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Portuguese coat of arms rendered as a globe-like device encircled by radiating pointed rays emanating outward across the field, evoking a sunburst or stellar motif. The denomination '8' appears prominently in the lower left field, with the word 'euro' inscribed below it. The legend REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA arcs along the left rim. The engraver's signature 'JJBrito' and the mint mark 'INCM' appear in the lower right field, accompanied by the INCM mint logo at the lower centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA 8 euro JJ Brito INCM |
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Issued to mark the 2004 EU enlargement — the largest single expansion in the Union's history, bringing in ten new member states simultaneously on May 1st of that year. Portugal's mint produced this under the eight-euro denomination, a face value with no practical circulation purpose, used exclusively for collector issues during this period.
.500 fineness is low for a commemorative silver, a deliberate cost decision that kept retail pricing accessible.