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Portugal 5 centavos 1921

Portugal · 1921 · 5 centavos
€4.47minimum price
5,916,000coins minted
N11149 KM569 GOMESR05.02
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The coin's story

Coin of 5 centavos struck in 1921 under the First Republic: the Zobverse shows the Portuguese coat of arms on armillary sphere, historical symbol and identity; the reverse bears the value, year and the entry « REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA », a statement of monetary stability.

    Obverse

    Écu portugais sur sphère armillaire, sans légende.

    DREngraved by Domingos Alves do Rego

    Reverse

    REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 5 CENTAVOS 1921

    « 5 CENTAVOS » value and date as « REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA ».

    Engraved by

    Specifications

    • Denomination5 centavos
    • Year1921
    • Mintage5,916,000
    • MintImprensa Nacional – Casa da Moeda, Lisbonne
    • MaterialBronze (majority copper)
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter25 mm
    • Thickness2.1 mm
    • Weight8 g
    • EdgePlain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    5 centavos 25 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.1 mm.

    Composition

    Copper95 % Tin5 %

    Reference catalogues

    N11149Numista KM569Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) GOMESR05.02Gomes

    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: Domingos Alves do Rego 4 coins

    1918Portugal 1 centavo 1918 1918Portugal 2 centavos 1918 1919Portugal 4 centavos 1919

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