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5 Escudos
Features
| Country | Portugal |
|---|---|
| Period | Second Republic (1926-1974) |
| Type | Standard Circulation Coin |
| Years | 1963-1986 |
| Value | 5 Escudos (5 PTE) |
| Currency | Escudo (1911-2001) |
| Composition | Copper-Nickel |
| Weight | 7 g |
| Diameter | 24.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2.02 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin Alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 02-28-2002 |
| References | KM# 591 |
Obverse
A ship, boat sailing to the right
Lettering:
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
+ 1973 +
Translation:
REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL
+ 1973 +
Engraver: Jaime Martins Barata
Reverse
The coat of arms of Portugal and 4 stars, value below
Lettering:
5$00
MARTINS BARATA DEL. M. NORTE SCULP.
Engraver: Marcelino Norte de Almeida
Edge
Reeded
| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2,200,000 | 13% | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 4,268,000 | 22% | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 7,294,000 | 15% | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 8,119,999 | 22% | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 8,128,000 | 23% | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 5,023,000 | 17% | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 3,571,000 | 12% | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 1,200,000 | 10% | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 2,721,000 | 11% | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 1,880,000 | 8% | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 2,836,000 | 10% | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 3,984,000 | 12% | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 7,496,000 | 15% | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 11,379,000 | 18% | Exists in medal alignment | |||||||||
| 1977 | 29,058,000 | 31% | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 672,000 | 5% | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 19,546,000 | 22% | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 46,244,000 | 35% | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 15,267,000 | 21% | Exists in medal alignment | |||||||||
| 1982 | 31,318,000 | 24% | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 51,056,000 | 29% | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 46,794,000 | 27% | ||||||||||
| 1985 | 45,441,000 | 24% | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 18,753,000 | 17% | ||||||||||