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Coins of Portugal

Portugal is a southern European country on the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain. Its location on the Atlantic Ocean has influenced many aspects of its culture: salt cod and grilled sardines are national dishes, the Algarve's beaches are a major destination and much of the nation's architecture dates to the 1500s - 1800s, when Portugal had a powerful maritime empire.

Leu Numismatic LTD, Auction Catalog. Zurich, Auction 55 1992

|Auction| |Catalogs|, |Leu| |Numismatic| |LTD,| |Auction| |Catalog.| |Zurich,| |Auction| |55| |1992|
Auction 55, 19 Oct. 1992, The Gold Coinage of Portugal.
BL23069. Leu Numismatic LTD, Auction Catalog. Zurich, Auction 55 1992, in English, softcover, 92 pages 192 lots international shipping at the actual cost of postage; $10.00 (€9.40)
 


Portuguese Malacca, João III, 1521 - 1557

|Portugal|, |Portuguese| |Malacca,| |João| |III,| |1521| |-| |1557||soldo|
The crossed arrows symbolize the martyrdom of St. Sebastian. The two dots and initials indicate a value of 2 bazarucos. An armillary sphere is a model of objects in the sky, consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centered on Earth or the Sun, that represent lines of celestial longitude and latitude and other astronomically important features, such as the ecliptic. The flag of Portugal features an armillary sphere.
ME59103. Cast tin soldo, Mitchiner NI 3149, Singh J3.12, F, weight 3.702 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, Malacca (Malaysia) mint, 1554 - 1578; obverse cross potent, I - S / M - A (Ioannes Senhor Malacca Asia) in quarters; reverse crude armillary sphere with ecliptic band above three parallels falling from right to left, raised dots at equator and the poles; scarce; SOLD


Portuguese Empire, Maria and Peter III, Brazil Colony, 1787; Countermarked to 80 Reis, 1809

|Portugal|, |Portuguese| |Empire,| |Maria| |and| |Peter| |III,| |Brazil| |Colony,| |1787;| |Countermarked| |to| |80| |Reis,| |1809||Escudete| |(40| |Reis)|
In 1808, the Portuguese court, fleeing from Napoleon's invasion of Portugal moved the government to Rio de Janeiro. The countermark on this coin doubled the value to 80 Reis after April 18, 1809 to help finance the government in Brazil. The Portuguese king ruled his huge empire from Brazil for 13 years. He would have remained for the rest of his life if not for turmoil in Portugal due, among other reasons, to his long stay in Brazil after the end of Napoleon's reign.
WO42209. Bronze Escudete (40 Reis), Shield countermark, 80 reis, John VI, 1809, VF, weight 28.374 g, maximum diameter 40.5 mm, die axis 0o, Lisbon mint, 1787; obverse PECUNIA TOTUM CIRCUMIT ORBEM (the money circulates around the world), globe, ornamented poles, lines of latitude and longitude, horizontal band; reverse MARIA I E PETRUS III D G P E BRASILLE REGES, crown above XL (40 reis), flanked by quatrefoils, 1787 below flanked by six lobed pellets; shield countermark with 7 castles surrounding smaller inner shield area with 4 shields; SOLD


Portuguese Empire, Maria and Peter III, Brazil Colony, 1781; Countermarked to 80 Reis, 1809

|Portugal|, |Portuguese| |Empire,| |Maria| |and| |Peter| |III,| |Brazil| |Colony,| |1781;| |Countermarked| |to| |80| |Reis,| |1809||Escudete| |(40| |Reis)|
In 1808, the Portuguese court, fleeing from Napoleon's invasion of Portugal moved the government to Rio de Janeiro. The countermark on this coin doubled the value to 80 Reis after April 18, 1809 to help finance the government in Brazil. The Portuguese king ruled his huge empire from Brazil for 13 years. He would have remained for the rest of his life if not for turmoil in Portugal due, among other reasons, to his long stay in Brazil after the end of Napoleon's reign.
WO42233. Bronze Escudete (40 Reis), Shield countermark, 80 reis, John VI, 1809, VF, weight 29.794 g, maximum diameter 41.2 mm, die axis 0o, Lisbon mint, 1781; obverse PECUNIA TOTUM CIRCUMIT ORBEM (the money circulates around the world), globe, ornamented poles, lines of latitude and longitude, horizontal band; reverse MARIA I E PETRUS III D G P E BRASILLE REGES, crown above XL (40 reis), flanked by quatrefoils, 1781 below flanked by six lobed pellets; shield countermark with 7 castles surrounding smaller inner shield area with 4 shields; SOLD







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REFERENCES|

Gomes, A. Moedas do território português antes da fundação de la nacionalidade (Hispano-romanas). (Lisbon, 1998).
Gomes, A. Monedas Portuguesas. (Lisbon, 1996).
Gomes, A. Moedas portuguesas na epoca dos descobrimentos, 1385-1580. (Lisbon, 1992).
Krause, C. & C. Mishler. Standard Catalog of World Coins. (Iola, WI, 2010 - ).
Mitchiner, M. Oriental Coins and Their Values, Vol. 3: Non-Islamic States & Western Colonies. (London, 1979).
Reinhart, W. "Os Sóldios 'Gallecanos' monedas Portuguesas" in Arquivo histórico de Portugal V (1946).
Vaz, J. Dinheiro Luso-Indiano - Indo-Portuguese Money. (Braga, 1980).
Vaz, J. Livro das moedas de Portugal. (Braga, 1973).

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