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<p>[QUOTE="willieboyd2, post: 8424485, member: 4910"]When I was starting into coins in 1964 I managed to acquire this set of three Portuguese coins dated 1960 and commemorating someone named Prince Henry, who I knew nothing about. All three coins were made of silver and all had the same design, adjusted for size and denomination.</p><p><br /></p><p>Recently I found an old book by historian Elaine Sanceau entitled <i>Henry the Navigator</i>, published in 1947, which proved to be a very interesting account of Portuguese sea voyages into the Atlantic and down the west coast of Africa.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_portugal_e05_1960_princehenry.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Portugal 5 Escudos 1960 Prince Henry the Navigator</p><p>Silver, 24 mm, 7.16 gm</p><p>Issued to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his death in 1460.</p><p><br /></p><p>Prince Henry was born in 1394, the third of five sons of King John of Portugal. His father appointed him as Grand Master of the Knights of Christ, the Portuguese successor to the Knights Templar, which put Prince Henry in control of a huge amount of money. He opened a sort of university of seamanship and navigation for sea captains, sailors, ship engineers, which was attended and instructed by mariners from all over Europe. Prince Henry's financed voyages of exploration and financially encouraged ships to go further into the Atlantic and down the west coast of Africa. He is considered to be the father of Portuguese exploration.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_portugal_e10_1960_princehenry.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Portugal 10 Escudos 1960 Prince Henry the Navigator</p><p>Silver, 30 mm, 12.57 gm</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, the purpose of these explorations was to locate gold, slaves, and goods to be brought back to Portugal, and these were making the country rich.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_portugal_e20_1960_princehenry.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Portugal 20 Escudos 1960 Prince Henry the Navigator</p><p>Silver, 34 mm, 20.98 gm</p><p><br /></p><p>Prince Henry was especially interested in the legends of "Prester John", a fabulously wealthy and powerful Christian king of an African country and sent ships and exploring parties into Africa to find his kingdom with the idea of forming a Christian alliance to fight the Moslems.</p><p><br /></p><p>Prince Henry died in 1460 but his university was kept going due to the profits it was bringing to the country.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="willieboyd2, post: 8424485, member: 4910"]When I was starting into coins in 1964 I managed to acquire this set of three Portuguese coins dated 1960 and commemorating someone named Prince Henry, who I knew nothing about. All three coins were made of silver and all had the same design, adjusted for size and denomination. Recently I found an old book by historian Elaine Sanceau entitled [I]Henry the Navigator[/I], published in 1947, which proved to be a very interesting account of Portuguese sea voyages into the Atlantic and down the west coast of Africa. [IMG]https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_portugal_e05_1960_princehenry.jpg[/IMG] Portugal 5 Escudos 1960 Prince Henry the Navigator Silver, 24 mm, 7.16 gm Issued to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his death in 1460. Prince Henry was born in 1394, the third of five sons of King John of Portugal. His father appointed him as Grand Master of the Knights of Christ, the Portuguese successor to the Knights Templar, which put Prince Henry in control of a huge amount of money. He opened a sort of university of seamanship and navigation for sea captains, sailors, ship engineers, which was attended and instructed by mariners from all over Europe. Prince Henry's financed voyages of exploration and financially encouraged ships to go further into the Atlantic and down the west coast of Africa. He is considered to be the father of Portuguese exploration. [IMG]https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_portugal_e10_1960_princehenry.jpg[/IMG] Portugal 10 Escudos 1960 Prince Henry the Navigator Silver, 30 mm, 12.57 gm Of course, the purpose of these explorations was to locate gold, slaves, and goods to be brought back to Portugal, and these were making the country rich. [IMG]https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_portugal_e20_1960_princehenry.jpg[/IMG] Portugal 20 Escudos 1960 Prince Henry the Navigator Silver, 34 mm, 20.98 gm Prince Henry was especially interested in the legends of "Prester John", a fabulously wealthy and powerful Christian king of an African country and sent ships and exploring parties into Africa to find his kingdom with the idea of forming a Christian alliance to fight the Moslems. Prince Henry died in 1460 but his university was kept going due to the profits it was bringing to the country. :)[/QUOTE]
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