50 Centavos

Features

Issuer	Portugal
Period	Second Republic (1926-1974) Third Republic (1974-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1969-1979
Value	50 Centavos (0.50 PTE)
Currency	Escudo (1911-2001)
Composition	Bronze (Cu 950 + Sn 30+ Zn 20)
Weight	4.5 g
Diameter	22.5 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	28 February 2002
Number	N# 776
References	KM# 596, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Gomes# R 21 Alberto Gomes; 2021. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal.

Series: System 1969-1980

Obverse

Five escutcheons in the form of a cross, each one displaying five bezants and the date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPVBLICA PORTVGVESA
1979

Translation:
Portuguese Republic
1979

Engraver: Marcelino Norte de Almeida

Reverse

Five ears of wheat underneath the face value

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
CENTAVOS
MNORTE

Engraver: Marcelino Norte de Almeida

Edge

Plain

Mint

Lisbon, Portugal

Comments

In 1973, the British Royal Mint produced 16,444,444 blank planchets for the manufacture of these coins.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1969	3 481 000			$ 0.31	$ 0.65	$ 0.65	$ 0.65		18%
1970	17 280 000		$ 0.30	$ 0.30	$ 0.45	$ 0.59	$ 0.90	$ 2.90	35%
1971	9 139 000		$ 0.22	$ 0.33	$ 0.33	$ 0.65	$ 0.70	$ 1.30	21%
1972	24 729 000	$ 0.09	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.47	$ 0.47	$ 0.47	$ 1.60	32%
1973	35 588 000	$ 0.22	$ 0.28	$ 0.33	$ 0.33	$ 0.54	$ 1.10	$ 1.80	36%	Also as medal
1974	28 719 000		$ 0.30	$ 0.33	$ 0.36	$ 0.54	$ 0.71	$ 3.00	32%
1975	17 793 000		$ 0.33	$ 0.33	$ 0.35	$ 0.46	$ 0.93	$ 2.40	23%
1976	23 734 000		$ 0.22	$ 0.29	$ 0.44	$ 0.46	$ 1.30	$ 2.40	21%
1977	16 340 000	$ 0.12	$ 0.19	$ 0.22	$ 0.33	$ 0.49	$ 0.91	$ 1.10	23%
1978	48 348 000		$ 0.15	$ 0.16	$ 0.37	$ 0.54	$ 1.10	$ 1.20	39%
1979	61 652 000	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.38	$ 0.54	$ 0.62	$ 0.78	39%	Also as medal

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