PORTUGUESE GUINEA, One year type ~ 1946 ~ 1 Escudo ~ 500th anniversary of the discovery of Portuguese Guinea ~ Y-7, KM-7 ~ Gem virtually full red BU

Inscription in three lines with value in Roman numerals (III)

Radiate bust right IMP M AVR CARINVS PF AVG

on horseback alongside Charlemagne

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Sterling Silver (

after realizing that there was a shortage of British Mandate coins

He introduced major reforms and helped Hungary recover from this catastrophic period

Diameter: 30 mm

This hammer-struck silver coin is remarkably tiny—smaller than a U

Reverse: Depicts a portrait of Stefan Batory with the inscription "STEFAN BATORY 1576 - 1586"

dual-denomination silver (

often called the "second founder of Hungary" because he rebuilt the country after the devastating Mongol invasion of 1241-1242