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Tostão 'L-R' – João III 2nd type, Lisboa mint
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1540-1555 |
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| Composition | Silver (.9167) |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the crowned royal arms of Portugal — the escutcheon of five bezants arranged in a cross (quinas) — occupies the central field, flanked on either side by a mint letter and an assayer's initial separated by a dot. A continuous Latin legend in Roman capitals runs clockwise along the outer periphery, commencing at 12 o'clock. The die-cutting is characteristic of mid-16th-century Portuguese hammered coinage, with bold shield detailing and crown form consistent with the reign of João III. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOANES : 3 : R : PORTVGALIE : ALG L R |
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| Edge | Plain |
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