200 Réis - Luís I

Portugal's 200 réis silver coinage under Luís I spans a reign defined more by constitutional instability than by monetary innovation. The Regeneração governments of the 1860s–80s pushed through successive fiscal reforms that repeatedly disrupted the mint's production schedules, resulting in sharply uneven annual mintages across the type's run.

Gomes varieties within this series are worth consulting closely — collar and die differences between the earlier and later dates are documented and affect collectibility.