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10 Avos Pattern
| Issuer | Portuguese Timor (1910-2002) |
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| Year | 1945-1951 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | The central field displays the large numeral '10' above the denomination legend 'AVOS' in bold capital letters, flanked below by a wreath of olive branches bearing fruit, rendered in fine relief. The colonial legend 'COLONIA DE TIMOR' is inscribed along the upper periphery in spaced capital letters. The proof designation 'PROVA' appears stamped in the left field, identifying the piece as a pattern trial strike. The overall design is plain and functional, emphasizing the denomination within an unadorned field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central device depicts the Portuguese quinas cross — a bold Greek cross whose five panels are each filled with arrays of small raised circles (quinas), derived from the traditional Portuguese royal arms. The encircling legend 'REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA' runs along the upper periphery in spaced capital letters separated by small decorative stops. The date appears in the lower exergual area, flanked by floral rosette stops. The composition closely follows the standard Portuguese colonial coinage type of the mid-twentieth century. |
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