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Barbuda - Fernando I Tuy/Spain mint
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1370-1371 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned royal bust in profile facing right, with a shield displayed over the shoulder. The mint mark letter or letters ('T', 'T-U', 'T-V', or 'T-UY') appear in varying positions within the field, identifying the Tuy mint. The effigy is rendered in the characteristic hammered style of late 14th-century Iberian coinage. The legend encircles the bust within a beaded border, with more than sixty documented lettering variations recorded for this type. |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross pattée at center, its four arms each terminating at a crown, forming the distinctive 'quinas' compositional arrangement associated with the Portuguese royal arms. The central escutcheon bears the five Portuguese quinas (bezants arranged in a cross). The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the circular legend occupying the outer field between the beaded border and the coin's irregular hammered edge. |
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The barbuda was Fernando I's answer to a specific diplomatic and military problem: funding a war against Castile while maintaining the appearance of monetary credibility. Struck at Tuy — a Galician city Fernando briefly controlled during his campaigns — these pieces reflect the turbulent period when Portuguese forces actually held territory across the Minho River. The mint at Tuy operated under Portuguese authority for only a narrow window, making its output genuinely limited.
The multiple Gomes references covering this type indicate die variation significant enough to warrant separate catalog entries, not clerical redundancy.