Tag: Portugal
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1998 Portugal 50 Escudos
An interesting, stylized ship Portugal (Portugal in dark green, next to Spain with all of Europe in light green. From Wikipedia) Last time we looked at Portugal, was for a coin from 1949. There are similarities and differences in the country and the currency nearly 50 years later. During the second half of the 20th…
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Saint Anthony of Padua Medal
A very large medal I hopefully won’t lose (Painting of St Anthony, from Catholic.org) St Anthony of Padua St. Anthony of Padua is one of the Catholic Church’s most popular saints. Saint Anthony of Padua, patron saint of lost and stolen articles, was a powerful Franciscan preacher and teacher. He’s typically portrayed holding the child…
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1949 Portugal 20 Centavos
Just because I like Roman Numerals This is my entry for Day 16, “P” of the Blogging from A-Z April Challenge!P = Portugal. Reverse The reverse of the coin features the denomination above the branches of an olive tree. The 20 of the denomination is written in Roman Numerals – XX. Roman numerals have often been…