- Morabitino (Spanish maravedí); gold coin minted by King Afonso Henriques modeled on the Arab dinar.
- 1 morabitino = 15 soldos.
- The gold morabitino and the copper and silver alloy dinheiro were the first coins minted by the first king of Portugal in Braga and Coimbra. These are extremely rare nowadays. They were reissued by Kings Sacho I, Afonso II and Sancho II.
- The morabitino ceased to be minted by mid-thirteenth century. Other gold coins were minted after that.
- For further information see: Raúl Gerrero Ortiz, 'Historia de la Moneda en Portugal', http://www.numisma.org/Utilidades/Historia%20de%20Portugal.pdf
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