Portugal 1883 20 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in Lisbon 1882-86. King Luis ruled 1861-1889 and in 1882 reduced the weight of the copper five, ten and twenty reis. This twenty réis piece is the most common of the six dates.

Recorded mintage: 17,235,000 for 1882-83.

Specification: bronze, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 527.

Source:

• 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.
• Reis, Lina, Anuário de Numismática, Moedas e notas 2010, 31ª ediçao, Lisbon: Publinummis, Lda, 2009.

Link to:

• 1882 5 réis
• 1882 10 réis
• 1883 5,000 réis
• 1883 10,000 réis
• 1885 20 réis
• 1892 10 réis
• Coins and currency dated 1883
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