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Portugal 50 centavos 1974

Portugal · 1974 · 50 centavos
Common
€0.28minimum price
28,719,000coins minted
N776 KM596 GOMESR21
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The coin's story

Pièce de 50 centavos portugaise frappée en 1974 ; l’avers montre la valeur sur cinq épis, symbole d’abondance, tandis que le revers présente l’écu national, marque d’unité portugaise sous l’État-Novo.

    Obverse

    50 CENTAVOS

    « 50 CENTAVOS » value on five ears of wheat.

    MAEngraved by Marcelino Norte de Almeida

    Reverse

    REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1974

    Écu portugais composé de cinq écussons, avec la date « 1974 ».

    MAEngraved by Marcelino Norte de Almeida

    Specifications

    • Denomination50 centavos
    • Year1974
    • Mintage28,719,000
    • MintImprensa Nacional – Casa da Moeda, Lisbonne
    • MaterialBronze (95% copper, 3% tin, 2% zinc)
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter22.6 mm
    • Thickness1.5 mm
    • Weight4.5 g
    • EdgePlain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    50 centavos 22.6 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.5 mm.

    Composition

    Copper95 % Tin5 %

    Reference catalogues

    N776Numista KM596Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) GOMESR21Gomes

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    20 centavos1974 · 16 mm 10 centavos1976 · 16 mm 2,50 escudos1974 · 20 mm 2,50 escudos1977 · 20 mm 50 centavos1974 · 22.6 mm 5 escudos1977 · 24.5 mm 1 escudo1972 · 26 mm 25 escudos1978 · 26.25 mm

    By 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 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)

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