Portugal 200, 500, and 1000 Reis 1898

These coins, minted in 200, 500, and 1000 reis denominations, commemorate King Carlos I and his wife Amélie of Orléans. You can compute the base value (BV) of these coins by multiplying their silver content by the current price of silver (see kitco.com).

200 REIS: 0.147 troy ounces of silver
500 REIS: 0.369 troy ounces
1000 REIS: 0.737 ounces

Approximate catalog values, which are the addition of collector value to base value, run like this:

200 REIS
worn: BV + $3 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: BV + $10
well preserved: BV + $20
fully uncirculated: BV + $100

500 REIS
worn: BV + $5 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: BV + $15
well preserved: BV + $30
fully uncirculated: BV + $100

1000 REIS
worn: BV + $10 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: BV + $25
well preserved: BV + $50
fully uncirculated: BV + $150

Use our Important Terminology page to convert these catalog values to actual buy and sell values.
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Coin: 13484, Genre: Colonizers and Colonies, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201300, Last review: 201411
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1898, filter: 1898 to 1898
Image: portugal_1000_reis_1898.jpg
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