Portugal 1838 10 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1837-39 for Maria II of Portugal (1834-53) as part of an extensive series of copper issues which included five, ten, twenty (vintém) and forty réis (pataco). This type is listed by the SCWC under Portugal's pre-decimal coinage but was struck after the conversion in 1836. It seems likely that the decimalization did not affect the coppers.

Recorded mintage: 645,000.

Specification: 12.75 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM 473, Gomes 12.03 (32 mm diameter) or Gomes 13.02 (31 mm diameter).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• Reis, Lina, Anuário de Numismática, Moedas e notas 2010, 31ª ediçao, Lisbon: Publinummis, Lda, 2009.

Link to:

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