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XX Reais 'Vintém' - Filipe I
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda de Lisboa |
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| Year | 1580-1598 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the Portuguese royal arms — a quartered shield displaying the quinas (five escutcheons arranged in cross) and the bordure of castles — surmounted by a royal crown. The shield is rendered in the late medieval heraldic style characteristic of hammered Iberian coinage of the period. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading PHILIPPVS : I : D : G : REX : POR, identifying the issuer as Philip I, King of Portugal by the grace of God. The flan is irregular in shape with a slightly ragged rim, consistent with hand-hammered production. The die is somewhat off-center, as is typical for this series. |
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| Obverse lettering | PHILIPPVS : I : D : G : REX : POR |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a large, boldly struck denomination mark 'XX' in Roman numerals occupying the majority of the field, denoting the coin's value of 20 Réis (one Vintém). The numerals are rendered in a characteristic late 16th-century style with splayed strokes, each character intersecting at center. A circular Latin legend surrounds the denomination mark, reading PORTVGALIE : ALGARB, a reference to the royal titles of Portugal and the Algarve. Pellets and decorative stops punctuate the legend. The flan exhibits the typical irregular outline and surface texture of hammered silver coinage, and the strike shows minor weakness consistent with the variety. |
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