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Vintem - Filipe III
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1621-1640 |
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| Reference(s) | Gomes#F3 01, KM#15 |
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| Obverse lettering | PHILIPVS D G REX PO |
| Reverse description | Central field bears a large Gothic letter 'P' flanked by decorative elements and the numeral XX denoting the denomination of 20 Réis, set above a stylized armillary sphere or similar royal device. The composition is enclosed within a dotted inner border, with a partial Latin legend along the outer periphery reading ALGARBIORVM REX F XX. The irregular flan and typical die misalignment of hammered coinage result in partial legend visibility. The overall design follows the standard typology for Portuguese vintém coinage of Philip III (Felipe II of Portugal). |
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Philip III of Portugal is Philip IV of Spain — the same king, two crowns, one reign that stretched across the Iberian Union's final decades before Portugal broke free in the Restoration of 1640. These vintems were struck under that dual monarchy, a period when Portuguese coinage nominally maintained its own standards and denominations while the crown's financial priorities were overwhelmingly Castilian. The vintem, worth 20 reais, was the workhorse of small retail transactions throughout the empire.
Production ceased abruptly when the Duke of Braganza was acclaimed João IV on December 1, 1640.