Obverse
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1981
Écu portugais avec légende et date.
MAEngraved by Marcelino Norte de Almeida
Portugal 1 January 1981
Portugal · 1981 · 1 escudoCommon
€0.12minimum price
30,164,739coins minted
N11952 KM614 GOMESR27
The coin's story
Coin of 1 escudo struck in 1981 under the Third Republic. The Portuguese coat of arms is highlighted with the date, affirming the national identity, while the reverse, stylized and stripped, displays the value « 1 ESCUDO ».
Reverse
1 ESCUDO
« 1 ESCUDO » value without superfluous pattern.
MAEngraved by Marcelino Norte de Almeida
Specifications
- Denomination1 escudo
- Year1981
- Mintage30,164,739
- MintImprensa Nacional – Casa da Moeda, Lisbonne
- MaterialNickel-Brass
- ShapeRound
- Diameter18 mm
- Thickness1.63 mm
- Weight3 g
- EdgePlain
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.63 mm.
Composition
Copper 70 %Zinc 30 %
Reference catalogues
Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters
1 escudo1986 · 16 mm
1 escudo1982 · 18.2 mm
2,50 escudos1982 · 20 mm
2,5 escudos1983 · 20 mm
5 escudos1986 · 21.1 mmBy the same engraver: Marcelino Norte de Almeida 25 coins
1964Portugal 10 centavos 1964
1967Portugal 5 escudos 1967
1967Portugal 20 centavos 1967
1972Portugal 1 escudo 1972
1973Portugal 10 escudos 1973
1974Portugal 2.50 escudos 1974
1974Portugal 20 centavos 1974
1974Portugal 50 centavos 1974
1976Portugal 10 centavos 1976
1977Portugal 2.5 escudos 1977 - Centenary of the death of Alexander Herculano (Proof)