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Real of 10 Soldos - João I €-Évora mint
| Issuer | Kingdom of Portugal |
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| Year | 1385-1387 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the royal cipher of João I — the intertwined letters 'I' and 'J' beneath a large Gothic crown with three fleurs-de-lis finials, all set within a beaded inner circle. The crowned monogram is rendered in relief in a bold Gothic style characteristic of late 14th-century Portuguese hammered coinage. A second beaded circle frames the central device, with the outer legend running between the two concentric borders. The legend is in Gothic Latin script with numerous orthographic variants across dies, and the Évora mint mark (€ or €V) appears within the legend. The overall fabric is irregular and slightly convex, consistent with hand-struck billon production of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the Portuguese royal arms: five escutcheons arranged in a quincunx pattern, each charged with five bezants representing the five Moorish kings defeated at the Battle of Ourique, all enclosed within a quatrefoil formed by interlaced arcs. Between the arms, in the angles of the quatrefoil, the mint letters 'O' and 'R' (for Évora) are visible. The entire device is surrounded by a beaded inner circle, with the outer royal legend in Gothic Latin script running between two concentric beaded borders. The composition follows the standard heraldic type established for João I's billon coinage, with die workmanship typical of the Évora mint during the 1385–1387 emission period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1385) €/€V - AG# J1 48.xx (Silver .250) - ND (1386) €/€V-OR - AG# J1 49.xx (Silver .167) - ND (1386) €V/€V-OR - AG# J1 50.xx (Silver .167) - ND (1387) €V/€V - AG# J1 51.xx (Silver .125) - |
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