Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Réis - Carlos I Pattern
| Issuer | Azores |
|---|---|
| Year | 1901 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 1.46 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Large numeral 5 at center, surrounded by an open wreath of laurel and floral branches tied at the base with a floral ornament, with additional flower motifs interspersed throughout. The date 1901 is inscribed at the bottom within the wreath, below the central numeral. A fine milled border frames the entire reverse field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Carlos I's reign saw repeated attempts to rationalize Portugal's colonial coinage, and this aluminium pattern for the Azores was part of that broader effort — lightweight metal was being seriously evaluated across several Atlantic territories around the turn of the century as a cost-cutting measure for low-denomination issues. It was never adopted. The Gomes reference places this squarely among the handful of documented trial pieces from that period, most of which survived only in small quantities destined for ministry archives or presentation sets.