Veinte reis Year 1849.

Contemporary age

Metal: Copper.
Issuing entity: Portugal. Maria II.
Mint: Not specified.
Date: Year 1849.
Obverse:
Shield crowned with five escutcheons charged with five bezants placed in a cross and border charged with seven castles. Legend: MARIA II DEI GRATIA.

Reverse:
Value in Roman numerals surrounded by a laurel wreath. Legend: PORTUGALIAE ET ALGARBIORUM REGINA 1849 XX.

Weight: 25.23 g - Diameter: 36 mm - Axes: 6 h.
Described in: Krause, C. L. and Mishler, C., 1980: Standard Catalog of World Coins, Wisconsin, p. 1457, no. 101.

Published in:
Bayo Fuentes, S., Ramón Sánchez, J.J., 2010: "Catálogo. Collections", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Coins. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 175.
Monetary Inventory Number: 2590.
MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection