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Remember the Battle of Ourique!

WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,372 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited September 8, 2024 6:40PM in World & Ancient Coins Forum
It produced a real nice coin.

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Portugal 10 Escudos 1928 - Battle of Ourique 1139
30mm 12.44gm

The Battle of Ourique occured on July 25, 1139.
Portuguese Prince Afonso's army defeated the Moors.
Prince Afonso later became the first King of Portugal.

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  • hockeyfan9hockeyfan9 Posts: 457
    Very Cool Coin! Thanks for posting it!
  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
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    Becky
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Your little historical and cultural vignettes you do along with each coin post are great. Keep it up. image

    PS- I was browsing Portuguese coins on eBay the other day and admired that design.

    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

  • BjornBjorn Posts: 542 ✭✭✭
    One of only two real military victories for the Second Crusade, but definitely important for the development of Portugal as a seperate kingdom...
  • ColinCMRColinCMR Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭
    Very cool coin, and a great little history lesson

    What would the world have been like if there was no division of the New World(s) between Portugal and Spain! What would England/France/Italy/Netherlands have done?

    Someone needs to historical faction that
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