Issuing authority
Kingdom of Portugal
Long-lived Iberian monarchy with extensive colonial and gold coinage.
- Kind
- kingdom
- Region
- Iberian Peninsula, Europe
- Recorded period
- 1139 – 1910
Succeeded by the Portuguese Republic.
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
15
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
15 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1590 – 1912
15 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
0
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (15)
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Five-reis piece, Portuguese coin or duit valued at five reis
c. 1590 - c. 1596
Both sides, struck: Coat of arms of Portugal and remainder of text: "bastian". The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7747-5; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm.
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Portugal, King Pedro II, ½ cruzado or 200 reis, 1687
1687
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms, to the left thereof value indication: 200, to the right thereof the date. Reverse: short cross pattée, with crosslets in the angles. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3527; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Portugal, King Pedro II, 120 reis, 1690
1690
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms, to the left thereof value indication: 100 [=120!], to the right thereof the date. Reverse: short cross pattée, with letters P [=Porto] in the angles. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3527A; its record gives material recorded as silver…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Cruzado or four hundred reis from Portugal of King João V, 1721
1721
Gold coin. Obverse: between two crossed branches a crown, beneath which the name of the king in two lines. At the bottom the value indication: 400. Reverse: short cross pattée, with crosslets in the angles. Date at the top in the legend. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3530A; it…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 reis from the Azores of the Portuguese King José I, 1750
1750
Copper coin. Obverse: between date, two letters I [=Josephus I]. Above it a crown and below it value indication: V. Reverse: between two tied branches, coat of arms of Portugal, above which a crown. Legend: "percunia insulana" [=coin of the islands]. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-M…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Azores, King José I of Portugal, 10 reis, 1750
1750
Copper coin. Obverse: between date two letters I [=Josephus I]. Above it a crown and below it value indication: X. Reverse: between two tied branches coat of arms of Portugal, surmounted by crown. Inscription: percunia insulana [=coin of the islands]. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Azores, Queen Maria I of Portugal, 20 reis, 1795
1795
Copper coin. Obverse: baroque coat of arms of Portugal, above which a crown. Between two tied branches, value indication: 20, below which date. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5121; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurem…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
10 réis from Madeira of Portuguese Queen Maria II, 1852
1852
Copper coin. Obverse: decorated crowned coat of arms of Portugal. Reverse: between two tied branches, denomination: X. Inscription: pecunia Madeirensis with year at the bottom. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5122; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique…
Partial type record
F. de Borja Freire via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Queen Maria II issue, Portugal, 1853
1853
The Queen Maria II issue is a set of postage stamps released in Portugal on 1 July 1853. The StampWorld catalogue lists 7 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 1–1‑4). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5R brown; 25R dark blue; 25R light blue; 50R green; 50R bluish green; 100R purple. Catalogue notes on…
Partial type record
F. de Borga Freire, via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
King Luis I issue, Kingdom of Portugal, 1862
1862
The King Luis I issue comprises 6 postage stamps released by the Kingdom of Portugal on 1 July 1862. The StampWorld catalogue lists 6 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 12–16), printed in 6 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5R brown; 5R brown; 10R orange; 25R rose; 50R bluish green; 100R…
Partial type record
CGB via Numista
banknotes
100 Réis, Portugal, 1891 (Pick 90)
1891
This 100 Réis note was issued in Portugal, dated 1891. It belongs to the Real (decimalized, 1835-1910) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Charles I (Carlos I) (1889-1908). It measures 92 × 64 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
500 reis from Portugal of King Carlos I, 1891
1891
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Below it the date. Reverse: between two crossed branches a decorated coat of arms. At the bottom the value indication. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3553A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique str…
Partial type record
Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. via Numista
banknotes
50 000 Réis, Bank of Portugal, Portugal, 1904–1910 (Pick 85)
1904-1910
This 50 000 Réis note was issued in Portugal by the Bank of Portugal, with dates recorded from 1904–1910. It belongs to the Real (decimalized, 1835-1910) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Charles I (Carlos I) (1889-1908). It measures 193 × 120 mm and is printed on paper. The St…
Partial type record
MW16 via Numista
banknotes
500 Réis, Bank of Portugal, Portugal, 1904–1910 (Pick 105)
1904-1910
This 500 Réis note was issued in Portugal by the Bank of Portugal, with dates recorded from 1904–1910. It belongs to the Real (decimalized, 1835-1910) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: First Republic (1910-1926). It measures 119 × 73 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Cat…
Partial type record
Constantino Fernandes (years to be determined)
stamps
Portuguese Ceres definitive stamps
1912-1931
The Ceres definitive series comprises regular postage stamps issued for mainland Portugal and its overseas colonies. Drawn by Constantino de Sobral Fernandes and engraved by José Sérgio de Carvalho e Silva, the series represents the first new definitive issue introduced following the proclamation of the Portuguese R…
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Entries by catalogue category
- Modern World Coins9
- Banknotes3
- Postage Stamps3
Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.
Dated entries by century
- 16th century1
- 17th century2
- 18th century4
- 19th century5
- 20th century3
Only the 15 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Copper5
- Paper3
- Silver3
- Gold1
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
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