Obverse description	The Portuguese shield (five escutcheons forming a cross and a dot within each square) along with the date below
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	REPVBLICA·PORTVGVESA 1969 (Translation: Portuguese Republic 1969)
Reverse description	Branches of the olive tree (Binomial name: Olea europaea) underneath the face value in Roman numerals
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	XX CENTAVOS M NORTE. (Translation: XX Centavos M Norte.)
Edge	Smooth
Mint
Mintage	1942  - - 10 170 000 1943  - - 5 670 000 1944  - - 7 290 000 1945  - - 7 552 000 1948  - - 2 750 000 1949  - - 12 250 000 1951  - Exists in medal alignment - 3 185 000 1952  - - 1 815 000 1953  - - 9 426 000 1955  - - 5 574 000 1956  - - 6 450 000 1958  - - 7 470 000 1959  - - 4 780 000 1960  - - 4 790 000 1961  - - 5 180 000 1962  - - 2 500 000 1963  - - 7 990 000 1964  - Exists in medal alignment - 7 010 000 1965  - - 7 365 000 1966  - - 8 074 999 1967  - - 9 220 000 1968  - - 10 372 000 1969  - - 8 657 000
Catalog ID	3276522940
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