Portugal 1984 5 escudos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is from a type struck in Portugal 1963-86. The denomination was terminated in 2000, inflation having rendered it worthless. The handsome caravel obverse design also appears on 2½ escudos (KM 590) and ten escudos (KM 600) of the same period. A few of the early dates are scarce but the remainder, including this one, are common.

Recorded mintage: 46,794,000.

Specification: 7 g, copper-nickel, 24.5 mm diameter, designed by Martins Barata and M. Norte.

Catalog reference: KM 591.

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:

• 1983 5 escudos, F.A.O.
• 1983 25 escudos, F.A.O.
• 1984 escudo
• 1984 2½ escudos
• 1984 250 escudos, F.A.O. fisheries conference
• Coins and currency dated 1984
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