PORTUGAL Coins
Portuguese Cotrim: Rare Billon Coin of King Afonso V
Illustrated Specimen Details: Billon Cotrim Example Specimen: Cotrim, 1438-1481 (Kingdom of Portugal) Authority & Heraldry: This rare billon coin was issued under King Afonso V of Portugal, famously known as "the Afric…
Ceitil Coins: Numismatics of Medieval Portugal
Illustrated Specimen Details: Ceitil Coin Example Specimen: Ceitil, 1481-1495 (Kingdom of Portugal) Historical Context: This coin was issued during the reign of King John II (João II), who ruled Portugal in 1477 and again from …
Escudo Coin: From Royal Gold to European Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Portuguese Republic 50 Escudos Example Specimen: 50 Escudos, 1969 — Portuguese Republic Design & Inscriptions: The obverse features the inscription REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA (Portuguese Republic) a…
Rupia: Coin of Portuguese India and Italian Somaliland
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1 Rupia (Portuguese India) Example Specimen: 1 rupia, 1935 (Portuguese India) Authority: Issued for Portuguese India (Estado da Índia), which consisted of territories like Goa, Daman, and Diu. Thi…
Avo of Portuguese Timor: Fractional Silver Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Avo Example Specimen: 50 avos, 1948 — Portuguese Timor The coin shown above is a 50 avos specimen issued in 1948 for the colony of Portuguese Timor . The obverse features the inscription REPUBLICA …
Tanga of Portuguese India: History of the coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Tanga Example Specimen: 1 tanga, 1952 — Portuguese India (Estado da Índia) The coin shown above is a 1 tanga specimen issued in 1952 for Portuguese India (officially known as Estado da Índia ). …
Tostão: Silver Coin of Portugal (1786-1799)
Illustrated Specimen Details: ½ Tostão Example Specimen: ½ Tostão (40 Reis) — Kingdom of Portugal (1786-1799) This high-grade silver specimen belongs to the coinage of Maria I (known as "the Pious"). The obverse featu…
Macuta: coin of Portuguese Angola
MACUTA: COIN OF PORTUGUESE ANGOLA 4 macuta, 1928: Portuguese Angola The denomination of the coin is indicated in two ways: in traditional macutas and more modern centavos. VINTE CENTAVOS : twenty centavos. IIII MACUTAS : 4 macutas (unusual for toda…
Real: coin of Azores (Portuguese administration)
REAL: COIN OF AZORES 5 réis, 1901: Azores (Portuguese administration) Ruler: Carlos I of Portugal — King of Portugal from 1889 until his assassination in 1908; he was the first Portuguese king to die a violent death since King Sebastian in 1578. 5 …