Portuguese Colonies

I have been playing with my new digital camera and took these pictures
of some coins from the former Portuguese colonies.

I acquired them in the 1960's from California coin dealer foreign coin boxes.


Portugal Azores 10 Reis 1865


Portugal Angola 20 Escudos 1955


Portugal Guinea 20 Escudos 1952


Portugal Macau 5 Patacas 1952


Portugal Mozambique 1 Escudo 1936


Portugal Mozambique 10 Escudos 1936


Portugal Mozambique 20 Escudos 1960


Portugal Sao Tome and Principe 10 Escudos 1951


Portugal Timor 10 Escudos 1964

 

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Very nice!

 

My Family all came from Portugal, I have been thinking about starting a collection.. Yours are very nice..

I even worked on a Tuna boat as a Kid.. LOL

 

I like a Portugal coins too.

 

Old Portugal colonial coins - is rather rare in Russia. But I looked for it during the last 30 years...

 

I like this 50 escudos from Saint Thomas & Prince. Unusual design.

 

I bought a small certified collection of high grade Portugese Colonies coins awhile back to learn more about them, here are a few photos.....

 

You can use these photos to grade your coins.

 

Wow! Those are ALL great!! Thanks you so much for sharing

 

It is my opion that the 10 Reis minted for the Azores is one of the more striking coins in my collection.



Not to mention that the Azores is a very unique and interesting place

 

Pretty coins, but just a note. Azores doesn't qualify as a colony.

 

I have a lot of coins and currency from the largest former colony of Portugal - Yes, Brazil!!

 

I guess thats probably true, it was just a part of Portugal. It was settled by all type from all over and changed hands a bit but from the mid 1600's they were a part of the Portuguese empire. It wasnt until 1976 when it became the Autonomous Region of the Azores which was still technically one of the Autonomous regions of Portugal...thus a part of Portugal.