Obverse
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1974
Écu portugais formant une croix d’écussons, avec l’inscription « REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA » et la date.
MAEngraved by Marcelino Norte de Almeida
Portugal 20 centavos 1974
Portugal · 1974 · 20 centavosCommon
€0.17minimum price
26,975,000coins minted
N3282 KM595 GOMESR17
The coin's story
Pièce courante portugaise de 20 centavos frappée en 1974, illustrant l’écu national et la branche d’olivier, symboles de souveraineté et de paix.
Reverse
20 CENTAVOS
Value « 20 CENTAVOS » above olive branches.
MAEngraved by Marcelino Norte de Almeida
Specifications
- Denomination20 centavos
- Year1974
- Mintage26,975,000
- MaterialBronze (Cu 950 + Sn 30 + Zn 20)
- ShapeRound
- Diameter16 mm
- Thickness1.15 mm
- Weight1.84 g
- EdgePlain
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.15 mm.
Composition
Copper 95 %
Reference catalogues
Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters
25 escudos1978 · 26.25 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 50 centavos 1974
1976Portugal 10 centavos 1976
1977Portugal 2.5 escudos 1977 - Centenary of the death of Alexander Herculano (Proof)
1977Portugal 5 escudos 1977 - Centenary of the death of Alexander Herculano (Proof)