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Português large gold coin

Manuel I (early 16th century)　・　gold　・　16th century　・　Lisbon

Português large gold coin（obverse）
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A large gold coin worth ten cruzados, its name simply "the Portuguese". It bears the cross of the Order of Christ and a long royal title. Struck to display the wealth of the India route, it was imitated across Europe. Few coins have carried the name of their nation as their own: this is the summit of the age when coinage was a country's advertisement.