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1000 Reais - Antonio Angra mint
| Issuer | Antonio, Prior of Crato |
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| Year | 1582-1583 |
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| Currency | Real (1517-1835) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the Portuguese royal arms — a quartered shield displaying the quinas (five escutcheons) of Portugal and castles of the Kingdom of Castile — surmounted by a royal crown with a cross pattée at its apex. The crowned shield is set within a beaded inner circle, with a Latin legend surrounding it in the outer field. The hammered flan imparts a characteristically irregular edge, with legend characters showing slight doubling consistent with hand-struck production. |
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| Obverse lettering | ANTONIVS º I º D º G º R º P º E º A |
| Reverse description | A plain, bold Greek cross occupies the central field, enclosed within a raised circular border. Above the cross, a small fleur-de-lis or ornamental device is visible at the top of the inner circle. The surrounding Latin legend, separated by the inner beaded border from the field, reads IN HOC SIGNO VINCES — the Constantinian motto 'In this sign you shall conquer' — running clockwise around the periphery of the coin. The overall design is austere and heraldic, consistent with the emergency coinage struck at Angra do Heroísmo in the Azores during the brief reign of António, Prior of Crato. |
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