© INCM
© INCM
20 Escudos Financial Renewal; Pattern
1953 year| Silver (.835) | 21 g | 34 mm |
| Issuer | Portugal |
|---|---|
| Period | Second Republic (1926-1974) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1953 |
| Value | 20 Escudos (20 PTE) |
| Currency | Escudo (1911-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 21 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#107436 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 79% |
Reverse
Seated woman reading a book
Script: Latin
Lettering: RENOVAÇAO FINANCEIRA RESSURGIMENTO
Engraver: Marcelino Norte de Almeida
Edge
Reeded
Comment
The picture is the coin MCM 22911 from the INCM Museum.Interesting fact
The Pattern 20 Escudos coin was designed by the Portuguese artist, Lourenço de Castro, and features a unique design that showcases the country's financial renewal efforts in the 1950s. The coin's obverse side features a portrait of António de Oliveira Salazar, the Prime Minister of Portugal at the time, while the reverse side depicts a stylized representation of the country's financial renewal program, including a phoenix rising from the ashes, symbolizing the country's economic rebirth.
