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Today you get the first series that I picked up because of Triggersmob (Steve from AU)... So here you go the 3 set of 1960 Commemoratives to Prince Henry the Navigator Excellent!  Quote:
So who was Prince Henry the Navigator? Thank you for the bio and photos.  |
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...he was most intrigued by the Christian legend of Prester John and the expansion of Portuguese trade. At a certain point, the Portuguese actually thought they found Prester John in Ethiopia. Also helped by the fact that in 1306, a group of Ambassadors from the emperor of Ethiopia visited Europe and mentioned Prester John as the patriarch of their church. |
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Steve, You rabble rouser you.  on 9/22 you posted the below: Quote:
Nice! I hope you manage to get the 10 and 20 escudos soon. :) Hence I had to get the missing 2  |
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You are so easily bullied!  |
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You are so easily bullied! I really am. You 7070 BULLY  Edited by hfjacinto
10/15/2021 3:16 pm
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I really am. You 7070 BULLY @hfjacinto, are you planning a "Portugueses-style 7070"? |
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on 9/22 you posted the below:
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Nice! I hope you manage to get the 10 and 20 escudos soon. :)
Oh, yes, I had forgotten about that. Thank you for enlightening me. :) |
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@hfjacinto, are you planning a "Portugueses-style 7070"? I would like to, but Portugal released a lot of coins and some aren't easy to find and others I'm not interested in (like the Euros), so this is my just what I found locally coins from Portugal. It's kind of like a 3535. |
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This one I can say was influenced because of Steve. No real history to present. The clad 50 centavos while present in the wild, were mostly saved as the copper 50 centavos had supplemented these. While I had a few all were circulated to a point. Allens had this one and the 3 prior coins, so I picked it up also.   Issuer: Portugal Period: Second Republic (1926-1974) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1927-1968 Value: 50 Centavos (0.5 PTE) Currency: Escudo (1911-2001) Composition: Copper-nickel Weight: 4.62 g Diameter: 23 mm Thickness: 1.53 mm Shape: Round Orientation: Medal alignment Demonetized: 02-28-2002 References: KM# 577 Mintage: 7,654,000 This coin oozes luster. Edited by hfjacinto
10/16/2021 09:13 am
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Now you're talking. One of my favourite designs.
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I only have one coin from Portugal and its not rare but its a Beauty. MS-66 1959 One Escudo I would love more of these.  |
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JasonKFlo,
That is a beautiful Escudo. I may need to add an BU one to my set.
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thanks @hfjacinto they are amazing
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A beautiful coin JasonKflo.
I love the design on those coins and the 50 centavos too, especially on the obverse.
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