| Issuer | Portugal |
| Year | 1555-1557 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 1 Teston (Tostão) (100) |
| Currency | Real (1517-1835) |
| Composition | Silver (.9166) |
| Weight | 9.5 g |
| Dimensions | 30 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Gomes#J3 137, J3 138#, J3 139# |
| Obverse description | |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IOANNES III REX PORTV ALG |
| Reverse description | Cross from Military Order of Avis replaces the Christi Cross With washers, points or nothing at each corner. Sometimes the point looks more like a star with many mini-rays. (See above picture) |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | IN HOC SIGNO VINCES |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND
(1555-1557) - AG# J3 137.01 (Cross with no marks at quadrants) - ND (1555-1557) - AG# J3 138.0x (Cross with º at each quadrant) - ND (1555-1557) - AG# J3 139.xx (Cross with * at each quadrant) - |
| Catalog ID | 2972682780 |
| Comments |
