Angola 1698 20 reis
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This copper twenty réis was issued in Portugal for Angola. This specimen was lot 25001 in Heritage sale 61382 (Dallas, March 2024), where it sold for $252. The catalog description[1] noted, "Angola: Portuguese Colony 20 Reis 1698 VF Details (Environmental Damage) NGC, Porto mint. A popular, early type struck at the Porto mint for the Colonies and in circulation in Brazil from February 10th, 1704." This type is scarce (other dates include 1693-99).
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 14.6-19.28 g, copper, 36 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 1, LMB-16.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2024 March 3 Spotlight: Brazil, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction #61382, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auctions, 2024.
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