Alias:
barvuda
- Barbuda.
- Silver billon coin called 'barbuda' because it featured a helmet know as 'barbuda'. These helmets resembled a beard, 'barba' in Portuguese.
- King Fernando of Portugal minted this type of coins in 1367-1383. [Information and photo from Portugal Moedas, at: www.portugalmoedas.com.pt]
- 1 barbuda = 3 dinheiros = 20 soldos = 1 libra = 96 reis [See: Caetano de Sousa, António, História Genealógica da Monarquia Portugueza (Lisboa: 1738), p. 183.]
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Images for Barbuda
![Two faces of a silver billon coin showing a helmet on one side and a cross with a shield on the other.. [Image by courtesy of www.portugalmoedas.com.pt]](https://fernaolopes.fcsh.unl.pt/sites/default/files/FL_PICS-COIN-Barbuda-Portugalmoedas.com_.pt-agfe4701.jpg "Barbuda, silver billon coin from the reign of King Fernando of Portugal. [Image by courtesy of www.portugalmoedas.com.pt]")
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