Portugal 1879 500 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in Lisbon 1863-72, 1875-79, 1886-89 and is one of the more common of Portuguese silver coins altho the early dates can be hard to find.

Recorded mintage: 788,000.

Specification: 12.50 g, 0.917 fine silver, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-509.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.

Links to:

• 1870 500 réis
• 1878 5,000 réis
• 1879 200 réis
• 1879 10,000 réis
• 1888 500 réis
• Coins and currency dated 1879
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