Pinto Pubblico Deposited
also called Crusado and Cru- sade, a gold coin of Portugal, originally issued by Alfonso V (1438-1481). It ob- tains its name from the cross on the re- verse which was placed there to commem- orate the participation of this King in the crusade against the Turks.
The value of the Cruzado was originally 390 Reis, and in 1517 it was fixed at four Tostoes, or four hundred Reis, i.e.. the tenth part of the Moidore. Under Manoel 1 (1495-1521) it was called Manoel, out of compliment to that ruler.
The silver Cruzado appears under the restoration of the House of Braganza, in the reign of .John IV (1640-1656). Its value was the same as the gold, but many specimens oceur counterstamped 500, indi- cating that it possessed a higher value on special occasions. It was extensively struck at the mints in Lisbon, Porto, and Evora.
Pedro II, in 1688, issued a Cruzado Nuevo, also called Pinto, of the value of 480 Reis, but his successor, John V, re- turned to the old standard.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)