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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doppeltaler, post: 2415999, member: 73593&quot;][ATTACH=full]499948[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]499949[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]499950[/ATTACH] One of my favourite designs , from coin facts wiki,</p><p>This type was struck in Lisbon in 1910 to commemorate the centennial of the Peninsula War wherein Portuguese and British troops drove out the French. King Carlos ruled from 1889 until his assassination at the hands of an anarchist in 1908. His son Manuel II, shown here, ruled for only two years before he was deposed and the Republic established. This 1000 réis piece was commonly called a <i>coroa.</i> The last silver <i>coroa</i> was issued in 1916.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Recorded mintage:</i> 200,000.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Specification:</i> 25 g, .917 fine silver, .736 troy oz ASW, designed by Valancio Alves.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Catalog reference:</i> KM 558, <a href="http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Silver_crowns_by_Davenport_number" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Silver_crowns_by_Davenport_number" rel="nofollow">Dav-268</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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