Meio Forte - Fernando I Lisboa mint

Fernando I came to the Portuguese throne in 1367 inheriting a currency system badly degraded by his father Pedro I's debasements, yet his own monetary record proved no cleaner. The meio forte was issued during the opening years of his reign as part of a broader recoinage effort, though Fernando would go on to repeatedly manipulate fineness and weight throughout his rule — a chronic fiscal habit that left his monetary legacy chaotic by the time of his death in 1383.

The Lisboa mint was the primary striking facility for this type. The Gomes reference remains the standard attribution for Fernando's coinage, with Fe 83 placing this piece within a reign that produced an unusually complex and often contentious series.