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Ceitil - João III Group 5 - Castle with low wall, with or without door, central tower far from the wall
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1535-1540 |
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| Currency | Real branco (1415-1517) |
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| Reverse description | Portuguese royal coat of arms, consisting of the escutcheon of Portugal, either crowned or accompanied by three annulets (bezants) arranged around the shield. The shield may display castles within the bordure or omit them, and in some varieties the shield is formed by five small escutcheons arranged in the shape of a cross. A surrounding legend in Gothic lettering encircles the design and appears in numerous orthographic variants throughout the emission. |
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| Mintage | ND (1535-1540) - Magro#J3 5.1 (With circle on both sides, shield with castles) - ND (1535-1540) - Magro#J3 5.2 (With circle on both sides, shield without castles) - ND (1535-1540) - Magro#J3 5.3 (With circle on both sides, shield with castles in an outside layer) - ND (1535-1540) - Magro#J3 5.4 (No circles or only traces, shield with or without castles) - ND (1535-1540) - Magro#J3 5.5 (No circles or only traces, shield formed by 5 small shields making a cross) - |
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João III's reign saw Portugal stretched thin by the financial demands of the Estado da India — the spice trade required constant naval expenditure, and the crown's copper coinage bore the brunt of domestic monetary strain. The ceitil, a denomination so low it barely registered as money, was nevertheless struck in enormous quantities to service everyday transactions that silver simply could not reach. Group 5 is distinguished by the spatial relationship between the central tower and the curtain wall, a die characteristic that Gomes used to separate what were almost certainly the products of different workshop periods or punch sets rather than any deliberate design revision.