20 Réis - Charles I

Features

Issuer	Portugal
King	Charles I (Carlos I) (1889-1908)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1891-1892
Value	20 Réis
Currency	Real (decimalized, 1835-1910)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	12 g
Diameter	30 mm
Thickness	2.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 769
References	KM# 533 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Gomes# C1 03 Alberto Gomes; 1991. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal. , Schön# 3 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Carlos I, King of Portugal, facing right with the date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CARLOS I REI DE PORTUGAL
ALVES
· 1892 ·

Translation:
Carlos I King of Portugal
Alves
· 1892 ·

Engraver: Venâncio Alves

Reverse

The value within wreath, different on each side

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20
R E I S

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, Lisbon, Portugal
(A)	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Jean Lagrange, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1880-1896)

Comments

An overdate variety for 1892 exists, with the mintmark, if present, below the wreath.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1891	3 282 000	$ 0.58	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 2.30	$ 3.60	$ 19		Gomes# C1 03 Alberto Gomes; 1991. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal. , Gomes# 01 Alberto Gomes; 1991. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal.		49%
1891 A	6 016 000	$ 0.24	$ 0.64	$ 1.40	$ 2.60	$ 2.90	$ 2.90		Gomes# C1 03 Alberto Gomes; 1991. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal. , Gomes# 03 Alberto Gomes; 1991. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal.	(fr) Paris	24%
1892				$ 1.20	$ 1.70				Gomes# - Alberto Gomes; 1991. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal.	1892/1 overdate	13%
1892	15 411 000	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 2.00	$ 3.40	$ 5.80	$ 25	Gomes# C1 03 Alberto Gomes; 1991. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal. , Gomes# 02 Alberto Gomes; 1991. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal.		51%
1892 A	658 000			$ 1.20	$ 7.00	$ 12			Gomes# C1 03 Alberto Gomes; 1991. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal. , Gomes# 04 Alberto Gomes; 1991. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal.	(fr) Paris	4%

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Past sales

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	Heritage Auctions 2026 May 24 Spotlight: Brazil, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61622 Lot 24082	24 May 2026	Undetermined	UNC (NGC MS63 Red and Brown)	USD 89.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 2140	8 Feb 2025	Undetermined	UNC	USD 46.39 (EUR 40.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 82 Lot 1976	13 May 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 17.40 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232007 Lot 62381	13 Feb 2020	Undetermined	UNC (NGC MS64 Red and Brown)	USD 79.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232007 Lot 62380	13 Feb 2020	Undetermined	UNC (NGC MS65 Red and Brown)	USD 121.20 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 114 Lot 1020	24 Feb 2024	Undetermined	AU	USD 15.08 (EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 90 Lot 759	18 Jul 2023	Undetermined	AU	USD 16.24 (EUR 14.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 158 Lot 1058	14 May 2025	Undetermined	XF	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 2142	8 Feb 2025	Undetermined	XF	USD 11.60 (EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 2141	8 Feb 2025	Undetermined	XF	USD 8.12 (EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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