Tostão – João III (3rd Type, no side letters, Lisboa mint) Coin

Tostão – João III (3rd Type, no side letters, Lisboa mint)

Country: Portugal
Denomination: 1 Tostão= 100 Reais (100)
Year: (1555-1557)
Material: Silver (.9166)
Weight: 9.5 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 30 mm
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: portugal

Description:

Obverse

Lettering: IOANNESIIIREXPORTV ALG

Reverse

Cross from Military Order of Avis replaces the Christi Cross

With washers, points or nothing at each corner.

Sometimes the point looks more like a star with many mini-rays. (See above picture)

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