Portugal's 1936 bronze coinage was struck under the early Salazar dictatorship, a regime that had consolidated power through the Estado Novo constitution ratified just months before this issue entered production. The Gomes reference R04.01 designation confirms this as the first year of type — the series would continue largely unchanged for decades, making the inaugural date the one collectors focus on despite no meaningful mintage restriction.
Portugal's 1936 bronze coinage was struck under the early Salazar dictatorship, a regime that had consolidated power through the Estado Novo constitution ratified just months before this issue entered production. The Gomes reference R04.01 designation confirms this as the first year of type — the series would continue largely unchanged for decades, making the inaugural date the one collectors focus on despite no meaningful mintage restriction.