The first Portuguese coins | “E se o dinheiro falasse?”
Do you know what the first Portuguese coins were called? Or what were they made of? Did King Afonso I mint gold coins?
The first Portuguese coins were issued after King Afonso I was proclaimed the first king of Portugal and do not bear the national symbols as we know them today, such as the five escutcheons. So what symbols do they bear?
Listen to the new episode of the Money Museum podcast to find out!
“E se o dinheiro falasse?” is available in Portuguese only, on the Money Museum website and on the following players:
Listen to episode 7!
Do you know what the first Portuguese coins were called? Or what were they made of? Did King Afonso I mint gold coins?
The first Portuguese coins were issued after King Afonso I was proclaimed the first king of Portugal and do not bear the national symbols as we know them today, such as the five escutcheons. So what symbols do they bear?
Listen to the new episode of the Money Museum podcast to find out!
“E se o dinheiro falasse?” is available in Portuguese only, on the Money Museum website and on the following players:
Listen to episode 7!