Portuguese Coins

[mcbrat]

Marked: Republic Portuguesa 1971 with a ship on one side
5$00 at the bottom of the other side, with a coat of arms.

Just wondering if it has any silver content or not...

from many scattered searches it looks like '66 may have been the last year for silver...

anybody know for sure....?

thanks,
Mick

[lil al]

sorry about this news but coin is "copper-nickel" used from 63-86

[mcbrat]

thanks for the info.

I don't remember when I got this one, or even where I got it....

I was going through my collection today, doing some organizing :) and "found it" again ....

[Figleaf]

You are probably describing a Portuguese 5 escudos, catalog number KM 591. On the obverse is a two-masted latin rigged caravel. The Pinta, one of the ships in Columbus' fleet may have been of this type. The legend REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA means Poruguese Republic. The reverse is the state coat of arms of Portugal, five shield placed in a cross, each with five besants (heraldic coins) in a border of heraldic castles.

Peter

[julieburger]

Nice find.

[gordiesgirl]

I found a one in my yard last year. Nice for the collection WTG

[JCWhite]

I found one in my pocket after drinking too much wine in Portugal the nite the shuttle blew up and I have always kept it. always liked escudos coins.