Obverse
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA – 1957 SIMOÉS REGO GR
Liberty Head (Allegory of the Republic) on the right, legend « REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA – 1957 SIMOÉS REGO GR ».
JREngraved by José Simões de Almeida; Domingos Alves do Rego
Portugal 1 escudo 1957
Portugal · 1957 · 1 escudoUncommon
€0.40minimum price
1,656,400coins minted
N907 KM578 GOMESR25
The coin's story
Portuguese circulating Coin of 1 escudo struck in 1957, in brass-nickel.
Reverse
1 ESCUDO
Coat of arms of Portugal, with the value « 1 ESCUDO ».
JAEngraved by José Simões de Almeida
Specifications
- Denomination1 escudo
- Year1957
- Mintage1,656,400
- MaterialBrass nickel (Cu 610 + Zn 200 + Ni 190)
- ShapeRound
- Diameter26.8 mm
- Thickness2 mm
- Weight8 g
- EdgeReeded
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2 mm.
Composition
Copper 70 %Zinc 30 %
