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Portuguese 8 escudo gold coin (1729)

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Original – An eight Portuguese escudo gold coin depicting João V (obv) and the House of Braganza coat of arms (rev). While different denominations of the Portuguese gold escudo were produced from 1722 to 1821, the eight escudo coin was only struck for a fairly brief period (1722 and 1724–30).

Reason: High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears: Portuguese escudo, House of Braganza
FP category for this image: Currency/European currency
Creator: Kingdom of Portugal
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 19:39, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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Promoted File:Portugal 1729 8 Escudos.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:41, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]