Portugal 1889 10000 reis
This specimen was lot 3289 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,067 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"KÖNIGREICH Ludwig I. 1861-1889. 10.000 Reis 1889, Lissabon. 16,26 g Feingold. GOLD. Nur 4.400 Exemplare geprägt. Sehr attraktives Exemplar, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of Portugal, Luis I, 1861-89, 10,000 réis of 1889, Lisbon mint. Only 4,400 pieces struck, very attractive, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck in Lisbon 1878-89 and is one of the more common of Portuguese gold coins. Gold 2000 and 5000 réis bearing this portrait also exist along with a series of silver issues.
Recorded mintage: 4,400.
Specification: 17.73 g, 0.917 fine gold, .522 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-152; Gomes L1 17.17; Schl. 92; KM 520.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
- 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.
- Reis, Lina, Anuário de Numismática, Moedas e notas 2010, 31ª ediçao, Lisbon: Publinummis, Lda, 2009.
- Sáez Salgado, Javier, Moedas de Ouro de Portugal, 1185-1889, Lisbon, Numisma Leiloes, 2001.
- 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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