ObverseThe Value
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 1919
- Design
- The value in the centre, the date below.
- Legend
- REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA (Portuguese Republic).
- Denomination
- 4 CENTAVOS.
- Date
- * 1919 *.
FSEngraved by Francisco dos Santos
Portugal · 1919 · 4 centavosSeries of cupronickel 4 centavos with the head of the Republic (1917-1919)
This 4 centavos coin in cupronickel, 75% copper and 25% nickel, was struck under the First Republic. The escudo, divided into 100 centavos, had replaced the real on 22 May 1911, at a rate of 1,000 réis to the escudo. This 4 centavos coin belongs to the system of 1917-1922, it was struck only in 1917 and 1919. It bears the value on one side and on the other a head of the Republic wearing a cap adorned with laurel, without legend. According to Numista, the side with the value was engraved by Francisco dos Santos and the head by Domingos Alves do Rego. The 1919 date has 10,067,000 pieces.
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.1 mm.
1 centavo1918 · 19 mm
10 centavos1921 · 19 mm
2 centavos1918 · 20 mm
20 centavos1921 · 23.2 mm
5 centavos1921 · 25 mm
1 escudo1924 · 26.7 mm
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