Catalog
5 Centavos
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda de Lisboa (Lisbon Mint) |
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| Year | 1930 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral '5' is prominently displayed in large, bold figures at the centre of the field, with the word CENTAVOS inscribed in a curved legend immediately below. The circular legend REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA arcs across the upper periphery, while the date 1930, flanked by small decorative star ornaments, appears along the lower margin. The overall design is boldly struck with clean, legible lettering and a dentilated rim encircling the entire reverse field. |
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Portugal's switch to brass for small-denomination coinage in 1930 followed years of monetary instability under the First Republic, which had collapsed in the military coup of 1926. The Estado Novo financial reforms under Salazar — then serving as Finance Minister before consolidating broader power — prioritized stabilizing the escudo, and the new coinage series was part of that retrenchment. The Gomes reference CV 01.01 designates this as the first year of the type, making it the founding strike of what would become a long-running series.