Portugal 2026 10€ Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso PROOF

Living and Creating with Intensity

This new edition of the series dedicated to the great names of Portuguese art celebrates Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, one of the central figures of artistic modernity in Portugal.

Born in 1887 in Manhufe, Amarante, Amadeo stood out for his creative freedom and refusal to follow a single artistic current. During the years he lived in Paris, he came into contact with the main European avant-gardes, developing a unique artistic language that crossed influences from Impressionism, Cubism, Futurism, and Abstractionism, without adhering to any of them. His work profoundly marked the affirmation of modern Portuguese art.

For this commemorative coin, the jeweler Teresa Milheiro was inspired by the artist's phrase "I have more phases than the moon," representing his face partially, as a crescent moon. On the edge is Amadeo's signature and the emblematic statement "I don't follow any school." The reverse features female silhouettes inspired by the painter's drawings, in a dynamic composition that evokes the movement present in his work.