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10 Centavos
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda de Lisboa (Lisbon Mint) |
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| Year | 1929 |
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| Engraver(s) | José de Almeida |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the Portuguese armillary sphere overlaid with the national coat of arms, consisting of the traditional shield charged with five escutcheons in saltire and seven castles, all set against the meridian and parallel bands of the sphere. The denomination 10 CENTAVOS appears in large numerals and lettering in the lower field, with the territorial inscription S. TOME E PRINCIPE divided to the left and right along the inner border. The entire design is contained within a beaded outer border, consistent with the colonial coinage series issued for São Tomé and Príncipe. |
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| Reverse lettering | S. TOMÉ E PRINCIPE 10 CENTAVOS (Translation: São Tomé and Príncipe 10 Centavos) |
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Portugal's switch to nickel-brass for small denomination coinage in the late 1920s was driven by post-war metal economics rather than any minting preference — the alloy was cheaper to source and harder-wearing than the bronze it displaced. This 1929 issue was among the first struck under the early Estado Novo financial reforms, as Salazar consolidated control over the Finance Ministry before his formal ascent to power in 1932.
The Gomes reference R 01.01 designation marks this as the inaugural type of the series.