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This specimen was lot 2393 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $390. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "AZORES: Luiz I, 1861-1889, AE 20 reis, 1866, no stops in reverse legend, very attractive, PCGS graded MS64 RB." This specimen is one of a type struck 1865-66 for the [[Azores]]. Similar [[Azores 1865 10 reis|ten]] and [[Azores 1880 5 reis|five réis]] also exist. They may be distinguished from regular Portuguese issues by having the denomination in Arabic numerals (Portuguese coppers have the denomination in Roman numerals).

''Recorded mintage:'' 150,000.

''Specification:'' 12.8 g, copper, 35 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-15.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, ''Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Azores 1865 10 reis|1865 10 réis]]
* [[Azores 1865 20 reis|1865 20 réis]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1866]]

[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 54]][[Category:Coins of the Portuguese colonies]]

Azores 1866 20 reis - Revision history

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