Thread: Portuguese coins.

Our numismatic forum is the one of the best in the world, I suppose. Because everyone can see different coins from a different countries and epoches.
We all - try to fill our forum with very interesting information. And it is very important for the forum"s progress, I think. I want to share my Portuguese coins today. I hope, it will be interesting.

Carlos I the King (1889-1908).
20 reis 1892, bronze, mintage - 15411000.

Portugal become a republic in 1910.
1 centavo 1917, bronze, mintage - 2250000.

4 centavos 1919, copper-nickel, mintage - 10067000.

10 centavos 1968, bronze, mintage - 22515000.

20 centavos 1924, bronze, mintage - 6220000.

20 centavos 1962, bronze, mintage - 2500000.
20 centavos 1970, bronze, mintage - 16120000.

50 centavos 1913, silver .835, 12,5 g., mintage - 4443000.

50 centavos 1964, copper-nickel, mintage - 7654000.

20 centavos 1973, bronze, mintage - 35588000.

1 escudo 1946, copper-nickel, mintage - 2507000.

1 escudo 1973, bronze, mintage - 20467000.

1 escudo 1982, nickel-brass, mintage - 53018000.
1 escudo 1989, nickel-brass, mintage - 17194000.

2 1/2 escudos 1965, copper-nickel, mintage - 19512000.
2 1/2 escudos 1977, copper-nickel, mintage - 5990000. "100th Anniversary - Death of Alexandre Herculano".

5 escudos 1960, silver .650, 7 g., mintage - 800000. "500th Anniversary - Death of Prince Henry the Navigator".