Portugal 1734 10 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 is the most common date of a type struck for Portugal 1723-27, 1732-37.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 12 g, copper, 35 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 217.

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:

• 1727 X réis
• 1734 400 réis = cruzado novo
• 1734 3200 réis = ½ peça
• 1737 X réis
• Coins and currency dated 1734