Portugal 1910 500 reis KM-556
This specimen was lot 43293 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 500 Reis, 1910. Lisbon Mint. Manuel II. PCGS MS-63." Manuel II became kingo foPortugal in 1908 at the age of 19 on the assassination of his father and older brother. He could not calm the ensuing political turmoil and he was ousted in a coup in 1910. In the last year of his reign, the regime issued two commemorative 500 réis, this one honoring the centennial of the Peninsular War and KM 557, honoring the marquis of Pombal. Both are slightly scarce.
Recorded mintage: 200,000 of KM 556 (shown here) plus 400,000 of KM 557.
Specification: 12.50 g, 0.917 fine silver, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-556; Gomes-06.01.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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