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XX Réis 'Vintem' - João IV Porto mint
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda de Portugal |
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| Year | 1643-1656 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned Portuguese royal arms — a shield quartered with the quinas (five bezants arranged in a cross on a blue field) and the castles of the Portuguese royal coat of arms, surmounted by a royal crown. The shield is rendered in the crude, bold style typical of hammered billon coinage of the period. A partial circular legend surrounds the design, with the mint mark 'P' for Porto appearing in the field. The flan is irregular and slightly off-centre, as characteristic of mid-17th-century hammered Portuguese issues. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a large Roman numeral 'I' (denoting the value mark associated with the vintem denomination), flanked by two pellets or roundels on either side, all beneath a small crown. Below the numeral appear the letters 'X P X', a Christogram-derived device used on contemporary Portuguese billon coinage. The surrounding legend, partially visible on the irregular flan, carries the king's royal title. The overall execution is characteristic of the rough, hand-struck style of the Porto mint during the reign of João IV. |
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| Mint | P Porto, Portugal |
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