Portugal 1916 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Spain and Portugal in 1917

In 1910, Portugal, having ousted her king, dropped the réis and adopted the escudo, divided into 100 centavos. This type was struck 1912-16 along with a similar ten (KM 563) and twenty centavos (KM 562). The next issue of fifty cnetavos (KM 575, struck 1924-26) was in aluminum bronze. The escudo was retired in 1999 when Portugal joined the euro.

Recorded mintage: 5,080,000.

Specification: 12.50 g, 0.835 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 561.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1912 50 centavos
• 1916 20 centavos
• 1916 escudo
• 1920 2 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1916
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