Brazil 1701-P 160 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This silver 160 réis was issued in Brazil at the Pernambuco mint 1701-02. This date is listed as common tho seldom seen; the 1702-P is listed as very rare. The denomination was not issued again until 1748.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.48 g, 0.917 fine silver, .132 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 88.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.
• Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed. Sao Paulo, 2015.
• 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.

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• 1700 160 réis
• 1701-P 320 réis
• 1701-P 640 réis
• 1702-P 320 réis
• Coins and currency dated 1701
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