Portrait of D.António, Prior of Crato Cross of the Order of Malta
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D. ANTONIO PRIOR do CRATO
* 1595 * 1995 *
Reverse description
- National coat of arms - A Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) in portuguese Açor, the prey bird that gave its name to Azores Islands. - The crosses engraved in the coins issued with the name of D. António: the cross of the Military Order of Santiago da Espada, the cross of the Military Order of Avis, the cross of the Military Order of Christ and the calvary cross.
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REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
* 100 ESCUDOS *
INCM
Alípio Pinto