Portugal 1785 10 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

In the old, predecimal system, 20 réis = 1 vintém, 24 vintéms = 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 1782 and 1785, is no exception.

Recorded mintage: 872,795.

Specification: 12.7 g, copper, 36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 280, Gomes-04.05.

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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• 1785 6,400 réis
• 1792 X réis
• Coins and currency dated 1785
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