Portugal 2023 5€ Indo-Portuguese Furniture

Indo-Portuguese art, produced mainly in Goa on commission from the Portuguese, incorporated Indian ornamental elements such as organic themes and exuberant forms, but also reflected European sensibilities. This unique combination of influences generated pieces of incomparable beauty. Many of these pieces of furniture were intended for Portuguese people living in India, but most of them found their way back to Portugal, enriching our cultural heritage.

On the obverse of the coin, Sara Feio chose to highlight two lion heads, designed in the Indian style, on a geometric background reminiscent of traditional inlays on Indo-Portuguese furniture. On the reverse, we find a vase of flowers, a bird and two snakes, elements that evoke the organic forms typical of Indo-Portuguese decorative art.