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Portugal 20 centavos 1921

Portugal · 1921 · 20 centavos
Uncommon
€9.61minimum price
3,030,000coins minted
N11154 KM571 GOMESR13.03
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The coin's story

Coin of 20 centavos struck in 1921 during the First Republic, combining value and date on the Zobverse as a guarantee of stability, and allegorical portrait of the Republic on the reverse, symbol of political unity.

    Obverse

    REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 20 CENTAVOS 1921

    Value and date entered under « REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA », in a circle.

    FSEngraved by Francisco dos Santos

    Reverse

    Allegory of the Republic turned left.

    Engraved by

    Specifications

    • Denomination20 centavos
    • Year1921
    • Mintage3,030,000
    • MintImprensa Nacional – Casa da Moeda, Lisbonne
    • MaterialCopper-Nickel (Cu 80% + Ni 20%)
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter23.2 mm
    • Thickness1.75 mm
    • Weight6 g
    • EdgeReeded (alternate)
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    20 centavos 23.2 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.75 mm.

    Composition

    Nickel100 %

    Reference catalogues

    N11154Numista KM571Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) GOMESR13.03Gomes

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    1 centavo1918 · 19 mm 10 centavos1921 · 19 mm 2 centavos1918 · 20 mm 10 centavos1925 · 22 mm 50 centavos (0,50 Escudo)1926 · 22.8 mm 20 centavos1921 · 23.2 mm 20 centavos1925 · 24 mm 4 centavos1919 · 25 mm

    By the same engraver: Francisco dos Santos 6 coins

    1919Portugal 4 centavos 1919 1921Portugal 10 centavos 1921 1925Portugal 20 centavos 1925 1925Portugal 10 centavos 1925 1927Portugal 5 centavos 1927

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