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1/2 Real Preto - Afonso V Hybrid Afonso V/Duarte I
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1438 |
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| Value | 1/2 Real Preto = 1/20 Real Branco (0.05) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the Portuguese royal arms arranged in a cross formation, comprising five escutcheons each charged with five bezants (quinas), disposed around a central point in the distinctive Portuguese heraldic arrangement of the period. The escutcheons are rendered in a bold, if somewhat crude, hammered style consistent with mid-15th-century Lisbon mint production. A surrounding legend in uncial Latin script reads EDVARDVS REX PORT, referencing the die of Duarte I (Edward I of Portugal), making this a hybrid issue combining obverse dies of Afonso V with reverse dies of his predecessor. The overall design reflects the transitional nature of this emission, struck at the opening of Afonso V's reign in 1438. |
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| Mint | L Lisbon, Portugal |
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Hybrid coins of this type emerge from a specific administrative gap: when Duarte I died in September 1438, Afonso V was six years old, and the regency government had neither the urgency nor the organizational capacity to immediately retire all existing dies. The result was transitional pieces combining die elements from both reigns — not a deliberate commemorative gesture, but a practical consequence of a mint continuing to operate through a succession crisis.
The Gomes reference places this among the earliest attributable issues of Afonso V's reign, which would eventually run 43 years.