Portugal 1712 1-1/2 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

In the old, predecimal system, 20 réis = 1 vintém, 24 vinténs = 1 cruzado and 1600 réis = 1 escudo. Portuguese copper coins of the 1700's turn up occasionally but are generally in poor condition after several centuries of circulation. This type, struck in Lisbon 1712-14 and 1717, is no exception. It is the last of its denomination. This design appears on a three réis (KM 190), five réis (KM 194) and ten réis (KM 191) of the reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM 193.

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.

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• Coins and currency dated 1712