Portuguese coins

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Pre euro currency: escudo (PTE)
1 euro = 200.482 PTE
links: Banco de Portugal, Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda
personal pages: Portuguese Coins Catalogue, Portugal tours

The meaning of "escudo" in Portuguese is "shield", that comes from the images usually used in the medium ages coins. The escudo is the coin used in Portugal since 1911, after the instauration of the Portuguese Republic.

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1 escudos 1987-2001 16,0 mm 1,70 g Cu 79%, Zn 20%, Ni 1%
5 escudos 1986-2001 21,0 mm 5,30 g Cu 79%, Zn 20%, Ni 1%
10 escudos 1986-2001 23,5 mm 7,40 g Cu 79%, Zn 20%, Ni 1%
20 escudos 1986-2001 26,5 mm 6,90 g Cu 75%, Ni 25%
50 escudos 1986-2001 31 mm 9,40 g Cu 75%, Ni 25%
100 escudos 1989-2001 25 mm 8,30 g outer:Cu 75%, Ni 25% inner:Cu 79%, Zn 20%, Ni 1%
200 escudo 1991-2001 28 mm 9,80 g outer:Cu 79%, Zn 20%, Ni 1% inner:Cu 75%, Ni 25%

1 cent 2002- 16,25 mm 2,30 g steel, copper
2 cents 2002- 18,75 mm 3,06 g steel, copper
5 cents 2002- 21,25 mm 3,92 g steel, copper
10 cents 2002- 19,75 mm 4,10 g nordic gold
20 cents 2002- 22,25 mm 5,74 g nordic gold
50 cents 2002- 24,25 mm 7,80 g nordic gold
1 euro 2002- 23,25 mm 7,50 g nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2002- 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2007 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2007 25,75 mm 8,50 g Ni-Zn-Cu

Last update January 5^th 2008