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1 Escudo Pattern
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Large numeral '1' prominently displayed in the center of the field, with the denomination ESCUDO inscribed below and the date 1966 in the exergue. The legend REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA arcs around the upper periphery. The design is bold and typographic, with no figurative elements, rendered in high relief against a smooth field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA 1 ESCUDO 1966 |
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Portuguese pattern coinage of this period was produced largely to test compositions and designs ahead of circulating issue decisions — the mid-1960s saw Lisbon actively reconsidering its alloy choices as nickel silver costs fluctuated. The Gomes R E7.13 designation places this firmly within the escudo pattern sequence documented by Rui Gomes, a reference that remains the authoritative catalog for Portuguese trial and pattern pieces of the 20th century.
Whether this specific composition was ever seriously considered for circulation is unclear; the nickel brass formula here differs from the cupronickel eventually retained for the circulating 1 escudo.