Portugal (1828-34) 80 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type, an 80 réis or tostão was struck 1828-34 without a date and is the last of the denomination prior to the decimal reform of 1836. Tho marked LXXX, it traded for 100 réis. King Michael was a usurper who was finally driven out in 1834 in favor of his niece, queen Maria II.

Recorded mintage: 9,986.

Specification: 3.1 g, 0.917 fine silver, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 383, Gomes-07.01.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Reis, Lina, Anuário de Numismática, Moedas e notas 2010, 31ª ediçao, Lisbon: Publinummis, Lda, 2009.
• 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:

• 1827 40 réis
• (1828-34) 60 réis
• 1828 400 réis, pinto
• 1828 3200 réis
• 1829 200 réis
• Portugal counterstamped 1834 870 reis
• Coins and currency dated 1828
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