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1/2 Tostão - Filipe II
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1598-1621 |
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| Value | 1/2 Teston (Tostão) (50) |
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| Obverse description | Central device consisting of the Portuguese royal arms: a cross formed by five escutcheons each bearing five roundels (quinas), arranged in cruciform pattern within a plain cross, all enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding field carries the circular Latin legend reading the king's titles, partially visible due to the hammered flan. The coin exhibits the characteristic irregular shape and uneven strike typical of hand-hammered Portuguese silver coinage of the Habsburg period. |
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| Reverse description | A plain cross with raised arms extending to the beaded inner circle, dividing the field into four equal quadrants. The cross arms are boldly struck and of even width throughout. The surrounding circular Latin legend IN HOC SIGNO VINCES (In this sign thou shalt conquer) runs between the inner beaded circle and the outer rim, partially visible due to the irregular hammered flan. The overall design is simple and heraldic in character, consistent with Portuguese silver coinage of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. |
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| Reverse lettering | IN HOC SIGNO VINCES |
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