Madeira 1842 10 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in 1842, 1850 and 1852 for the Portuguese colony of Madeira. Similar five and twenty réis exist. Off metal strikes in gold and silver exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 12.8 g, copper, 33 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM Y61.

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.

Link to:

• 1842 XX réis
• 1850 X réis
• Coins and currency dated 1842