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1 Soldo - João III Shield
| Issuer | Portuguese Malacca |
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| Year | 1522-1550 |
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| Weight | 6 g |
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| Obverse description | At center, the crowned Portuguese royal coat of arms (Quinas) composed of the five escutcheons in cross formation, each bearing five bezants, flanked on either side by triple pellets. The shield is enclosed within a linear border. A continuous Latin legend encircles the design in the outer ring, reading clockwise from a cross pattée, identifying the reigning monarch by name, title, and divine authority. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | An armillary sphere occupies the central field, depicted schematically with six parallels of latitude, a central ecliptic band, and two meridian circles rendered as intersecting circumferences. The instrument, a personal device of King Manuel I subsequently adopted as a dynastic emblem of Portugal, is shown without a legend or additional ornamentation, presented boldly within an otherwise plain field. The design is characteristic of colonial Portuguese coinage issued for Asian territories during the early sixteenth century. |
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