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1/2 Real 'FR' - Fernando I Lisboa mint
| Issuer | Kingdom of Portugal |
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| Year | 1371-1383 |
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| Currency | Libra (1st Dynasty, 1128-1383) |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the royal cypher 'FR' (Fernandus Rex) surmounted by a large crown with fleur-de-lis finials, all set within a beaded inner circle. The crowned monogram is rendered in Gothic style typical of late 14th-century Portuguese hammered coinage. The surrounding legend reads AUXILIVM MEVM A DNO (My help is from the Lord), separated from the central device by the beaded border. The field is flat and irregular, consistent with hand-struck medieval silver coinage. The mintmark 'L' for Lisbon appears adjacent to or beneath the FR cypher depending on the variety. |
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| Obverse lettering | AUXILIVM MEVM A DNO |
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Fernando I's reign saw Portugal's currency system under near-constant pressure from three successive wars with Castile, and the coinage of this period reflects the fiscal strain directly. The 'FR' monogram identifies this as a Fernando Real fraction, struck at the Lisboa mint during a reign defined by military expenditure and an ultimately failed dynastic gamble — Fernando's attempt to claim the Castilian throne following the death of Alfonso XI consumed treasury resources and destabilized the coinage across multiple issues.
Fernando died in 1383 without a male heir, triggering the 1383–85 interregnum crisis that ended Burgundian dynastic rule and brought the House of Aviz to power under João I.