Portugal (1706-50) 40 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

note: this is the wrong coin for this page; see Talk

For some reason, Portugal struck the smaller silver denominations without dates. This coin traded for fifty réis (meio tostão) despite being marked "XXXX". It was accompanied by sixty réis (3 vinténs), eighty réis (tostão) and 120 réis (6 vinténs). The practice did not end until the decimal reform of 1837. The larger silver coins were dated.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.5 g, 0.917 fine silver, 17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 199.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.

Link to:

• (1683-1706) XXXX reis = ½ tostão
• (1683-1706)-P XXXX reis = ½ tostão
• (1706-77) 20 réis
• (1706-50) LXXX réis
• (1706-50) 120 réis
• 1706 4000 réis
• (1750-77) 3 vinténs
• (1750-77) 40 réis
• Coins and currency dated 1706
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