Portugal 1720 400 reis

UBS sale 76, lot 3061

This specimen was lot 3061 in UBS sale 76 (Basel, Switzerland). This type is catalogued in the SCWC as a cruzado novo, worth 400 or 480 réis, depending on which side of the devaluation you stand. It was struck in Lisbon 1718-48 and all dates are much scarcer than the catalog indicates.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, .031 troy oz AGW, 14 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 201, Gomes-84.03.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Sáez Salgado, Javier, Moedas de Ouro de Portugal, 1185-1889, Lisbon, Numisma Leiloes, 2001.
• 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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