Portugal 1860 5000 reis
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This specimen was lot 3047 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"5000 Reis 1860. Lissabon Vorzüglich. (kingdom of Portugal, five thousand réis of 1860, Lisbon mint, extremely fine.)"
This type appeared after the conversion to decimal coinage in 1836. It was struck 1860-61 but is seldom seen compared to later issues that featured Luis I.
Recorded mintage: 52,000.
Specification: 8.87 g, 0.917 fine gold, .261 troy oz AGW, this specimen: 8.87 grams.
Catalog reference: Gomes 12.01. Fr-147, KM 505.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Sáez Salgado, Javier, Moedas de Ouro de Portugal, 1185-1889, Lisbon, Numisma Leiloes, 2001.
- 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.
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