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| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1748 |
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| Period | 18th century |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of King João V of Portugal facing right, surrounded by a beaded border. The Latin legend reads around the periphery, with the date 1748 in the exergue below the bust. |
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| Reverse description | Plain field within a beaded border bearing the two-line English inscription indicating the Sterling equivalent value of the Portuguese escudo coin for which this weight was intended. |
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| Reverse lettering | NINE SHILLINGS |
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