Post your Portugal Coins

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by TJC, Jul 22, 2014.

  1. chrisild

    chrisild Coin Collector

    Seems the "super market encyclopedia" did not get Salazar's name right, and "fascism" is an awfully broad term, but at least it knew that his regime was a dictatorship. The Tomar coin (Convento de Cristo) I have too; and what I like about contemporary (21st century) coins from Portugal is that they experiment a lot - many traditional designs and many "modern-abstract" ones too.

    That Unesco Heritage series is very interesting; I got most of them. What is also great (maybe not in terms of creative design but as a history "lesson") is the Historic Coinage series: From a 13c morabitino (2009) to the 19c peça (2013) ...

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  3. scotts1

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  4. brg5658

    brg5658 Well-Known Member

    Good timing on this thread. I purchased this lovely little unusual denomination coin last Thursday on eBay. She finally arrived today a week later. :) This is a 2 year type coin (1917 and 1919 only), and the denomination of 4 centavos is quite curious for a decimal system. The UK had 4 pence, but that was not in a decimal system.

    The 1919 coin was minted in more than 10 million pieces, but full gem BU examples are hard to hunt down. PCGS has graded 2 in MS65 (this is one of them) and NGC has graded only one in MS65. There are none graded higher by either TPG. A fairly common problem on this issue is a weakly struck lower portion/half of the 1919 date. This example has a nicely struck up date -- and some cool die cracks around the periphery on the side with the left facing woman.

    The satiny smooth lustrous surfaces are entrancing on this coin in hand. I hope I have captured them in the images.

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  5. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    pretty coin
     
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  6. Siberian Man

    Siberian Man Senior Member

    5, 10 & 20 escudos.
     

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  7. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    This set of attractive pre-Euro coinage arrived yesterday. Why did I get it? I think these coins have great style, and sometimes I'm just that shallow. Ugh...I collect too many coins on a whim. :oops:

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  8. TJC

    TJC Well-Known Member

    Nice coins JA!

    Brg5658, liking the luster!
     
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  9. brg5658

    brg5658 Well-Known Member

    Not a coin, but a nice medal I purchased from a dealer in Portugal:

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  10. brg5658

    brg5658 Well-Known Member

    Ok...and I believe this is my last Portugal coin...

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  11. gerrikabeitia

    gerrikabeitia Active Member

    My latest acquisition:

    X Reis 1852

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  12. gerrikabeitia

    gerrikabeitia Active Member

    1891 500 Reis

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  13. gerrikabeitia

    gerrikabeitia Active Member

    Getting adicted to portuguese monarchy coins:

    Azores X Reis 1830
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    III Reis 1804
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    V Reis 1812
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    V Reis 1874
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  14. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Those are some lovely coppers!
     
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  15. doppeltaler

    doppeltaler Well-Known Member

    Peninsular War Centennial marking victory over France 1000 reis PCGS AU 50. I love the reverse design with lion and the cannon.
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  16. Siberian Man

    Siberian Man Senior Member

    King Ludovicus I.
     

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  17. willieboyd2

    willieboyd2 First Class Poster

    Some Portugal gold coins circulated in the American colonies and the two below were favorite coin of pirates and buccaneers, and mentioned in Robert Louis Stevenson's book Treasure Island.

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    Portugal Gold 4000 Reis "Moidore" 1704 - Lisbon Mint

    Obverse: Jerusalem Cross and "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES / 1704"
    Reverse: Crowned shield of Portugal and "PETRVS II D G PORT ET ALG REX / 4000"
    Gold, 29mm, 10.71gm

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    Portugal Gold 6400 Reis "Joe" 1738 - Rio de Janiero (Brazil) Mint
    Obverse: Bust of John V facing right and "IOHANNES V D G PORT ET ALG REX / R/1738"
    Reverse: Crowned shield of Portugal
    Gold, 31mm, 14.06gm

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  18. 49ers

    49ers Junior Member

    Here's some nice Portugal coins old and new. pfgood.JPG pbgood.JPG pflag.JPG pblag.JPG pfsmall.JPG pbsmall.JPG
     
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  19. 49ers

    49ers Junior Member

    A few silver psf.JPG
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  21. 49ers

    49ers Junior Member

    Very beautiful coin
     
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