100 Réis, Portugal, 1891 (Pick 90)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1891
Issuing entity
Kingdom of PortugalThis 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 Pick 90.
Obverse: Brown. Curtain, man sitting on anvil at left, cherubs at right. Its lettering reads “CASA DA MOEDA / BRONZE CEM REIS BRONZE / DECRETO DE 6 DE AGOSTO DE 1891 / Série L.a”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Portuguese Mint Bronze Hundred Reis Decree of August 6, 1891”. Reverse: Gray. Coat of Arms in circle at center. Its lettering reads “CEM RÉIS / CASA DA MOEDA / BRONZE”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Hundred Reis Portuguese Mint Bronze”.
Demonetized: 1931. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Size
- 92 × 64 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
Technical characteristics
- Currency
- Real (decimalized, 1835-1910)
- Demonetized
- 1931
Design
- Obverse
- Brown. Curtain, man sitting on anvil at left, cherubs at right.
- Reverse
- Gray. Coat of Arms in circle at center.
- Obverse lettering
- CASA DA MOEDA / BRONZE CEM REIS BRONZE / DECRETO DE 6 DE AGOSTO DE 1891 / Série L.a
- Reverse lettering
- CEM RÉIS / CASA DA MOEDA / BRONZE
Identification
- Value
- 100 Réis
- Dates recorded
- 1891
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 90
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Research required
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P90
- NumistaN# 393692
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.