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2.5 Escudos
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda (Lisbon) |
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| Year | 1951 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the Portuguese armillary sphere, a navigational globe composed of interlocking meridian and equatorial rings, with the Portuguese royal shield — bearing the traditional quinas and bordure of castles — superimposed at its center. The Cross of the Order of Christ is prominently displayed behind the sphere. The circular legend REPUBLICA·PORTUGUESA arcs around the upper periphery, while the date 1951 appears in the lower field flanked by small floral stops. A beaded inner border encircles the design. |
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| Mintage | 1951 - - 64,000 |
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Portugal's 2.5 Escudos silver coinage of this period was a product of the Estado Novo's managed economy under Salazar, which kept small silver denominations in circulation well past the point where most Western European nations had abandoned them. The 1951 issue is the first year of this particular type — Gomes R 16.01 marks it as the inaugural emission — making it the die-fresh baseline against which subsequent years in the series are measured.
The .650 fineness was a deliberate reduction from earlier Republican-era silver standards, reflecting postwar metal economics rather than any debasement crisis.