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500 Reais - Henrique I Lisboa mint
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda de Lisboa |
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| Year | 1578-1580 |
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| Reference(s) | Gomes#He 04 |
| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned Portuguese royal arms, comprising the quinas (five escutcheons arranged in a cross) and the bordure of castles, all surmounted by a fleur-de-lis-adorned royal crown. The shield is rendered in the late medieval heraldic style typical of Manueline and post-Manueline Portuguese coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, separated from the shield by an inner beaded border. The overall composition is characteristic of hammered gold coinage of the late sixteenth-century Lisbon mint. |
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| Obverse lettering | HENRICV º I º D º G º REX º PORTV (Translation: Henry the first, by grace of God, king of Portugal) |
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| Mint | Lisbon Mint |
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