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Tostão 'L-S' - João IV 1st series, Lisbon
| Issuer | Portuguese Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1641 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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João IV issued this coin within months of the December 1640 revolt that ended sixty years of Iberian Union and restored the Portuguese crown after Habsburg rule. The monarchy was cash-strapped from the moment of accession — Spain had drained Portuguese treasury resources, and the new king needed circulating silver quickly to pay troops and signal legitimacy to a skeptical European audience. The Lisbon mint moved fast.
The Gomes reference J4 56.01 marks this as the first series, distinguished from later emissions by the L-S mint signature pairing specific to Lisbon's initial post-Restoration production run.