Portugal 1878 2000 reis
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This specimen was lot 2875 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$539 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PORTUGAL Königreich, Luis I. 1861-1889. 2000 Reis 1878, Lissabon. Sehr schön. (kingdom of Portugal, Louis I, 1861-89, 2000 réis of 1878, Lisbon mint. Very fine.)"
This type was struck in Lisbon 1868-81 and 1888 and is one of the more common of Portuguese gold coins. Gold 5,000 and 10,000 réis bearing this portrait also exist along with a series of silver issues.
Recorded mintage: 22,000.
Specification: 3.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 3.53 g.
Catalog reference: KM 518, Gomes 14.12, Fr-154.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
- 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.
- Sáez Salgado, Javier, Moedas de Ouro de Portugal, 1185-1889, Lisbon, Numisma Leiloes, 2001.
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