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XX Réis 'Vintem' - João IV Évora mint
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1644-1656 |
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| Weight | 1.2 g |
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| Obverse description | Crowned Portuguese royal arms displayed prominently in the center of the field, comprising the five escutcheons with bezants arranged in cross pattern and the bordure of castles, all within a beaded inner circle. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown. The surrounding circular legend is partially visible around the periphery, reading IOANNES III D G R, in Latin script, though partially obscured by the irregular flan and hammered production. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOANNES III D G R |
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João IV's accession in 1640 ended sixty years of Iberian Union and required an immediate, visible assertion of Portuguese monetary independence. The Évora mint — one of several provincial houses pressed into service during this period — struck Vintens alongside Lisbon and Porto to meet demand from a kingdom simultaneously funding a war of restoration against Castile and rebuilding a monetary identity it had technically surrendered under the Habsburgs.
Évora-struck pieces of this type are distinguishable by mint mark and tend to surface less frequently than Lisbon issues.