Portugal 1766 400 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type is listed for 1762-75 and this date is fairly common. A few (KM 255.2), struck 1762-63, spelled the king's name with a "I". The gold 400 réis was called a pinto and traded for 480 réis. The silver 400 réis was called a cruzado novo. Altho this type has a Davenport number, it's too small to be called a crown.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.7 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 255.1, Dav-1630.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• 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:

• 1752 gold 400 réis
• 1762 400 réis = 1 cruzado
• 1766 6,400 réis
• 1771 400 réis
• Coins and currency dated 1766
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