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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1588772, member: 6229"]Welcome to a "treatise" on the coinage of 20th century Portugal.</p><p>Under King Carlos I and King Manuel II the kingdom of Portugal did not strike a proof coin in the in the 20th century until 1910, the last year of the Kingdom. Manuel II authorized the striking of two proof coins:</p><p>1. KM #557 A silver 500 reis honoring Marquis De Pombal.</p><p>A. 400,000 circulation coins were struck.</p><p>B. An unknown amount of proofs were struck.</p><p>2. KM#558 A silver 1,000 reis commemorating the centennial of the Peninusular War.</p><p><br /></p><p>A. 200,000 business strikes were minted.</p><p>B. An unknown number of proofs were struck.</p><p>The Republic of Portugal came into being late in 1910, but didn't mint any coins until 1913 when 548,000 silver 20 centavos coins (KM#562) were produced for circulation. Now, some of you are going to ask, "What about the 1910 silver escudo (KM#560)?" My answer is, "Forget it!" The escudo bearing the 1910 date was not authorized by the Republic's government until 1914.</p><p>More about proofs. The Republic didn't mint proof coins until 1977 when 13,000 copper-nickel proof 2 1/2 escudos (KM#605) and 13,000 copper-nickel 25 escudos (KM#608) were struck commemorating the death of poet, Alexandre Herculano. <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-608&desc=Portugal%20km608%2025%20Escudos%20(1977" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-608&desc=Portugal%20km608%2025%20Escudos%20(1977" rel="nofollow">www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-608&desc=Portugal km608 25 Escudos (1977</a>)</p><p>Besides the proof coinage 5,590,000 business strikes of each denomination were made.</p><p>There's two more important items to know.</p><p>1. In 1935 two coins were produced soley for distribution to the Azores;</p><p>A. 902,000 copper-nickel 50 centavos (KM#577) <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-577&desc=Portugal%20km577%2050%20Centavos%20(1927-1968" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-577&desc=Portugal%20km577%2050%20Centavos%20(1927-1968" rel="nofollow">www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-577&desc=Portugal km577 50 Centavos (1927-1968</a>)</p><p>An unknown amount of copper-nickel escudos (KM#578) <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-578&desc=Portugal%20km578%201%20Escudo%20(1927-1968" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-578&desc=Portugal%20km578%201%20Escudo%20(1927-1968" rel="nofollow">www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-578&desc=Portugal km578 1 Escudo (1927-1968</a>)</p><p>2. From time to time the Lisbon Mint, after striking regular coinage, would produce a small amount of that coinage in a "matte" finish under a private contract.</p><p>A. KM#587. 1960 Silver 5 escudos commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Prince Henry the Navigator. <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img10/145-587&desc=Portugal%20km587%205%20Escudos%20(1960)%20Prince%20Henry%20the%20Navigator" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img10/145-587&desc=Portugal%20km587%205%20Escudos%20(1960)%20Prince%20Henry%20the%20Navigator" rel="nofollow">www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img10/145-587&desc=Portugal km587 5 Escudos (1960) Prince Henry the Navigator</a></p><p><br /></p><p>B. KM#588. 1960 silver 10 escudos commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Prince Henry the Navigator.<a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/145-588&desc=Portugal%20km588%2010%20Escudos%20(1960)%20Prince%20Henry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/145-588&desc=Portugal%20km588%2010%20Escudos%20(1960)%20Prince%20Henry" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/145-588&desc=Portugal km588 10 Escudos (1960) Prince Henry</a></p><p>C. KM#585. 1953 silver 20 escudos commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Financial Reform.<a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-585&desc=Portugal%20km585%2020%20Escudos%20(1953)%20Financial%20Reform" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-585&desc=Portugal%20km585%2020%20Escudos%20(1953)%20Financial%20Reform" rel="nofollow">www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-585&desc=Portugal km585 20 Escudos (1953) Financial Reform</a></p><p>D. KM#589. 1960 silver 20 escudos commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Prince Henry the Navigator.</p><p>E. KM#592. 1966 silver 20 escudos commemorating the Opening of Salazar Bridge. <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-592&desc=Portugal%20km592%2020%20Escudos%20(1966)%20Salazer%20Bridge" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-592&desc=Portugal%20km592%2020%20Escudos%20(1966)%20Salazer%20Bridge" rel="nofollow">www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-592&desc=Portugal km592 20 Escudos (1966) Salazer Bridge</a></p><p>F. KM#593. 1968 silver 50 escudos commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Pedro Alvares Cabral, Navigator. <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-593&desc=Portugal%20km593%2050%20Escudos%20(1968)%20Pedro%20Alvares%20Cabral" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-593&desc=Portugal%20km593%2050%20Escudos%20(1968)%20Pedro%20Alvares%20Cabral" rel="nofollow">www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-593&desc=Portugal km593 50 Escudos (1968) Pedro Alvares Cabral</a></p><p>G. KM#598. 1969 silver 50 escudos commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Vasco daGama, Discoverer of the Sea Route to India. <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-598&desc=Portugal%20km598%2050%20Escudos%20(1969" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-598&desc=Portugal%20km598%2050%20Escudos%20(1969" rel="nofollow">www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-598&desc=Portugal km598 50 Escudos (1969</a>)</p><p>H. KM#599. 1969 silver 50 escudos commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Marachel Carmona, President. <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img11/145-599&desc=Portugal%20km599%2050%20Escudos%20(1969)%20Marshal%20Carmona" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img11/145-599&desc=Portugal%20km599%2050%20Escudos%20(1969)%20Marshal%20Carmona" rel="nofollow">www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img11/145-599&desc=Portugal km599 50 Escudos (1969) Marshal Carmona</a></p><p>I. KM#601 1971 silver 50 escudos commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Bank of Portugal. <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/145-601&desc=Portugal%20km601%2050%20Escudos%20(1971)%20Bank%20of%20Portugal" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/145-601&desc=Portugal%20km601%2050%20Escudos%20(1971)%20Bank%20of%20Portugal" rel="nofollow">www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/145-601&desc=Portugal km601 50 Escudos (1971) Bank of Portugal</a></p><p>J. KM#602 1972 silver 50 escudos commemorating the 400th Anniversary of Heroic Epic "Os Lusiadas".</p><p><a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img11/145-602&desc=Portugal%20km602%2050%20Escudos%20(1972)%20Heroic%20Epic%20Os%20Lusiadas" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img11/145-602&desc=Portugal%20km602%2050%20Escudos%20(1972)%20Heroic%20Epic%20Os%20Lusiadas" rel="nofollow">www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img11/145-602&desc=Portugal km602 50 Escudos (1972) Heroic Epic Os Lusiadas</a></p><p>NOTE 1: Duriing the 20th century Portugal coinage included the striking of three <i>essai</i>s, 63 different patterns, thirty-three different provos, and produced six trial strikes, thirty-two different mint sets and forty-four different proof sets</p><p>(most of them bettween 1987 and 2000) (six proof sets were double-year sets and four "prestige" proof sets were made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1588772, member: 6229"]Welcome to a "treatise" on the coinage of 20th century Portugal. Under King Carlos I and King Manuel II the kingdom of Portugal did not strike a proof coin in the in the 20th century until 1910, the last year of the Kingdom. Manuel II authorized the striking of two proof coins: 1. KM #557 A silver 500 reis honoring Marquis De Pombal. A. 400,000 circulation coins were struck. B. An unknown amount of proofs were struck. 2. KM#558 A silver 1,000 reis commemorating the centennial of the Peninusular War. A. 200,000 business strikes were minted. B. An unknown number of proofs were struck. The Republic of Portugal came into being late in 1910, but didn't mint any coins until 1913 when 548,000 silver 20 centavos coins (KM#562) were produced for circulation. Now, some of you are going to ask, "What about the 1910 silver escudo (KM#560)?" My answer is, "Forget it!" The escudo bearing the 1910 date was not authorized by the Republic's government until 1914. More about proofs. The Republic didn't mint proof coins until 1977 when 13,000 copper-nickel proof 2 1/2 escudos (KM#605) and 13,000 copper-nickel 25 escudos (KM#608) were struck commemorating the death of poet, Alexandre Herculano. [url]www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-608&desc=Portugal%20km608%2025%20Escudos%20(1977[/url]) Besides the proof coinage 5,590,000 business strikes of each denomination were made. There's two more important items to know. 1. In 1935 two coins were produced soley for distribution to the Azores; A. 902,000 copper-nickel 50 centavos (KM#577) [url]www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-577&desc=Portugal%20km577%2050%20Centavos%20(1927-1968[/url]) An unknown amount of copper-nickel escudos (KM#578) [url]www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-578&desc=Portugal%20km578%201%20Escudo%20(1927-1968[/url]) 2. From time to time the Lisbon Mint, after striking regular coinage, would produce a small amount of that coinage in a "matte" finish under a private contract. A. KM#587. 1960 Silver 5 escudos commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Prince Henry the Navigator. [url]www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img10/145-587&desc=Portugal%20km587%205%20Escudos%20(1960)%20Prince%20Henry%20the%20Navigator[/url] B. KM#588. 1960 silver 10 escudos commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Prince Henry the Navigator.[url]http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/145-588&desc=Portugal%20km588%2010%20Escudos%20(1960)%20Prince%20Henry[/url] C. KM#585. 1953 silver 20 escudos commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Financial Reform.[url]www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-585&desc=Portugal%20km585%2020%20Escudos%20(1953)%20Financial%20Reform[/url] D. KM#589. 1960 silver 20 escudos commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Prince Henry the Navigator. E. KM#592. 1966 silver 20 escudos commemorating the Opening of Salazar Bridge. [url]www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-592&desc=Portugal%20km592%2020%20Escudos%20(1966)%20Salazer%20Bridge[/url] F. KM#593. 1968 silver 50 escudos commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Pedro Alvares Cabral, Navigator. [url]www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-593&desc=Portugal%20km593%2050%20Escudos%20(1968)%20Pedro%20Alvares%20Cabral[/url] G. KM#598. 1969 silver 50 escudos commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Vasco daGama, Discoverer of the Sea Route to India. [url]www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img6/145-598&desc=Portugal%20km598%2050%20Escudos%20(1969[/url]) H. KM#599. 1969 silver 50 escudos commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Marachel Carmona, President. [url]www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img11/145-599&desc=Portugal%20km599%2050%20Escudos%20(1969)%20Marshal%20Carmona[/url] I. KM#601 1971 silver 50 escudos commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Bank of Portugal. [url]www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/145-601&desc=Portugal%20km601%2050%20Escudos%20(1971)%20Bank%20of%20Portugal[/url] J. KM#602 1972 silver 50 escudos commemorating the 400th Anniversary of Heroic Epic "Os Lusiadas". [url]www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img11/145-602&desc=Portugal%20km602%2050%20Escudos%20(1972)%20Heroic%20Epic%20Os%20Lusiadas[/url] NOTE 1: Duriing the 20th century Portugal coinage included the striking of three [I]essai[/I]s, 63 different patterns, thirty-three different provos, and produced six trial strikes, thirty-two different mint sets and forty-four different proof sets (most of them bettween 1987 and 2000) (six proof sets were double-year sets and four "prestige" proof sets were made. Clinker[/QUOTE]
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