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Portuguese euro coins show three different designs for each of the three series of coins. However, they are quite similar in that all contain old Portuguese royal mints and seals within a circle of seven castles and five escutcheons with silver bezants (all similar to what can be seen in the coat of arms and flag of Portugal) and the word "Portugal".
A description of the coins of the moidore series: [5] The most familiar coin of this series is the moeda d'ouro (literally "gold coin", and commonly Anglicised as the moidore), stamped 4,000 réis but actually valued 20% higher or 4,800 réis (4$800). This coin weighed 3 ⁄ 8 onça (explained below) and contained 9.86 g fine gold.
The escudo was used in the Portuguese mainland, the Azores and Madeira, with no distinction of coins or banknotes. In Portugal's African colonies, the escudo was generally used up to independence, in the form of Banco Nacional Ultramarino and Banco de Angola banknotes (rather than those of the Bank of Portugal used in Portugal proper), with ...
A coin catalog (or coin catalogue) is a listing of coin types. Information may include pictures of the obverse and reverse (front and back), date and place of minting, distribution type, translation of inscriptions, description of images, theme, metal type, mintage, edge description, orientation of the coin, weight, diameter, thickness, design credentials, shape and prices for various grades.
2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1901–2000, 47th Edition, publication date 2019, Krause Publications, ISBN 978-1-4402-4896-2; 2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 2001–Date, 14th Edition, publication date 2019, Krause Publications, ISBN 978-1-4402-4897-9; All with digital copy available separately. Other related catalogs
The real was currency of the Ilhas Adjacentes (Adjacent Islands) of Portugal, referring to the archipelago of the Azores and Madeira. [1] It consisted of coins and banknotes, specifically issued and circulated in those islands, but with their own surcharge. [1] Coins were issued for the Azores until 1901 and banknotes were issued between 1895 ...