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2.50 Escudos Pattern
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1961-1962 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | The crowned Portuguese royal arms — a white shield bearing five blue escutcheons in saltire, each charged with five white bezants, and bordered by seven gold castles on red — is displayed centrally in high relief. An oak branch with acorns adorns the left field and an olive branch with berries the right field, both flanking the shield symmetrically. The denomination 2$50, with the escudo sign incorporated between the numerals, appears prominently in the lower field below the arms. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2$50 |
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Portugal's currency decimalization in the early 1960s prompted a round of pattern trials before the circulating 2.50 escudos type was finalized. The Gomes reference R E8.04 places this among a documented series of rejected or pre-production strikes, meaning the design or alloy specification here was ultimately not adopted for general circulation — a decision likely tied to vending machine compatibility tests and the practical demands of a modernizing economy.