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Collection - Coins and Notes - Diário de Notícias # 21 Tostão D. João III
| Location | Portugal |
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| Period | Third Republic (1974-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Portuguese royal coat of arms surmounted by a crown in the central field, surrounded by a circular legend in relief within a beaded border. The shield bears the traditional Portuguese quinas arrangement, faithfully reproducing the design of the original tostão of D. João III. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a cross pattée in the central field enclosed within a plain inner circle, with a circular legend in relief running along the outer border, separated by a beaded ring. The design replicates the characteristic reverse type of the Portuguese tostão coinage of the 16th century. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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