Portugal 1888 500 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in Lisbon 1863-89 and is one of the more common of Portuguese silver coins. Silver hundred and two hundred réis bearing this portrait also exist along with a series of gold issues. This is the most common date.

Recorded mintage: 2,740,000 (highest mintage date).

Specification: 12.5 g, 0.917 fine silver, .368 troy oz ASW, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 509, Gomes-12.20.

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.

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