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Portuguese Heritage Collectors Coin - Dom Afonso Henriques
| Location | Portugal |
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| Year | 2014-2016 |
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| Weight | 12.50 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a stylised depiction of a medieval helmet with a mail coif and decorative boss pattern, accompanied by crossed swords in the lower field, evoking the iconography of Dom Afonso Henriques, first King of Portugal. The curved legend in Gothic script reads around the upper periphery, identifying the subject as the Conquistador and first King of Portugal. |
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| Obverse lettering | Dom Afonso Henriques, o Conquistador / 1.º Rei de Portugal |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a relief map of Portugal in the central field, flanked by a vertical sword or sceptre on the left. The bilingual legend 'Portuguese Heritage / Herança Portuguesa' arcs around the upper border, with the date 2015 to the right of the map, and the inscription 'Medalha de colecção / a Collectors Coin' along the lower arc, all separated by small star devices. |
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