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Equestrian arms of the King of Portugal, in the 15th-century armorial of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Arms of the King of Portugal in the Livro do Armeiro-Mor, armorial of the early 16th century. The national heraldry of Portugal evolved from the royal heraldry, with the royal coat of arms gradually coming to be considered a national coat of ...
Portuguese 8 gold escudos (1729) Portuguese 4 centavos, 1917 50 centavos of 1926 2.50 escudos, 1981. The mintage period for the various denominations of the gold escudo (worth 1.6 milréis or 1.600) introduced in 1722 was different: 1 ⁄ 2 escudo through 1821, [3] 2 escudos through 1789, [4] and 4 escudos through 1799. [5]
Coat of arms of Portugal and its colonies at the headquarters of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino. The coats of arms of the Portuguese Empire's colonies were all of a uniform style following 1935. [2] Two of them had, however, been using provisional coats of arms of the same style shortly prior to this.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Portugal (3 C, 21 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Portugal" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
English: Portuguese 500 escudos banknote, 1922. One of the banknotes fraudulently issued by Alves dos Reis in 1925. One of the banknotes fraudulently issued by Alves dos Reis in 1925. Português: Nota de 500 escudos portugueses, 1922.
Portuguese euro coins show three different designs for each of the three series of coins. However, they are quite similar in that all contain old Portuguese royal mints and seals within a circle of seven castles and five escutcheons with silver bezants (all similar to what can be seen in the coat of arms and flag of Portugal) and the word "Portugal".
Portuguese heraldry encompasses the modern and historic traditions of heraldry in Portugal and the Portuguese Empire.Portuguese heraldry is part of the larger Iberian tradition of heraldry, one of the major schools of heraldic tradition, and grants coats of arms to individuals (usually members of the Portuguese Royal Family or the Portuguese nobility), cities, Portuguese colonies, and other ...
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