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Escudo - Afonso V Lisboa and Porto mints
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1438-1457 |
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| Value | 1 Escudo |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the Portuguese royal shield of arms at center, featuring the characteristic quinas (five escutcheons arranged in a cross) and the bordure of castles, all surmounted by a royal crown with cross and fleur-de-lis finials. The shield is set within a raised inner circle framed by a beaded border. The encircling Latin devotional legend, referencing God as helper and protector, runs between two concentric borders in Gothic lettering. The overall style reflects the late Gothic artistic conventions prevalent in Portuguese royal coinage of the reign of Afonso V. |
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| Mint | L Lisbon, Portugal P Porto, Portugal |
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