4 Centavos EC
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Features
| Issuer |
Portuguese notgeld
(Portugal)  |
|---|---|
| Period |
First Republic (1910-1926)
|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins |
| Value | 4 Centavos (0.04 PTE) |
| Currency | Escudo (1911-2001) |
| Composition | Porcelain (white) |
| Weight | 3.55 g |
| Diameter | 24.12 mm |
| Thickness | 4.05 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 298563 |
Obverse
A person playing a horn on top of a crown-shaped tower and the name of the city below
Script: Latin
Lettering: GAIA
Reverse
Value in the center, monetary unit below, issuing entity abbreviation C.M.G at 9, 12 and 3 hours, EC stamp (Electro Cerâmica).
Script: Latin
Lettering:
C.M.G
4
centavos
Comments
Following World War I, the shortage of metal led the City Council of Gaia to have these emergency coins made, which, like banknotes, made up for the lack of change. The coins were made at Empresa Electro Cerâmica, SARL, later acquired by Vista Alegre.
At least 4 series are known, with the same set of values. The first two series are similar, both from 1921, and only distinguishable by their finishing: in the first, the ceramic took a more accentuated firing, which caused the porcelain to become more glazed. The following series are undated, although produced in the same period, have a larger diameter and show a star-shaped mark or an EC (most common on the 4 cent coin). There are also versions of 1c. and 2c. with or without the period at the end of C.M.G. and also vertical and horizontal axes.
At least 4 series are known, with the same set of values. The first two series are similar, both from 1921, and only distinguishable by their finishing: in the first, the ceramic took a more accentuated firing, which caused the porcelain to become more glazed. The following series are undated, although produced in the same period, have a larger diameter and show a star-shaped mark or an EC (most common on the 4 cent coin). There are also versions of 1c. and 2c. with or without the period at the end of C.M.G. and also vertical and horizontal axes.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND | vidrado; c/ EC | ||||||||||||||
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