Portugal 1850 500 reis
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This specimen was lot 1841 in Jean Elsen sale 144 (Brussels, March 2020), where it sold for €55 (about US$73 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PORTUGAL, Maria II (1834-1853), AR 500 reis, 1850. Très Beau. (kingdom of Portugal, Maria II, 1834-53, silver 500 réis of 1850. Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1837-53 in limited numbers. Tho listed fairly cheaply in the SCWC, it is seldom seen. Maria II reigned 1834-53 after overcoming the usurpation of her uncle Miguel I. The next silver five hundred réis struck (KM 494 of 1855-56) was only 12.5 grams.
Recorded mintage: 41,000.
Specification: 14.80 g, 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 471, Gomes 31.13.
- Reis, Lina, Anuário de Numismática, Moedas e notas 2010, 31ª ediçao, Lisbon: Publinummis, Lda, 2009.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 144, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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