8 euro - 150 years of railways in Portugal
Series: Portugal - Commemorative 8 euro coins
![Image of 8 euro coin - 150 years of railways in Portugal | Portugal 2006. The Silver coin is of Proof, BU, UNC quality. Image of 8 euro coin - 150 years of railways in Portugal | Portugal 2006. The Silver coin is of Proof, BU, UNC quality.](/images/Portugal/1578-v.jpg)
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The construction of the first railway line in Portugal 150 years ago, which connected Lisbon to Carregado, was a decisive factor for the technological, economic and social development of the country. To celebrate this historical milestone, the INCM invited the sculptor Helder Batista to design a commemorative collector coin.