Portugal, silver coin of 1000 réis 1899 of D. Carlos I, World Coins Portugal KM#540. The 1000 Reis 1899 coin was created by the Decree of May 7, 1891, coins were minted in the metallic silver alloy (Ag 916.6), with dates from 1899 and 1900. King D. Carlos I (1889-1908) , known as "O Desventurado", was the thirty-fourth King of Portugal, born in 1863 and reigned over Portugal from 1889 until his death in 1908, his wife was Dona Maria Amélia Luísa Helena de Orleães.

Portugal, silver coin of 1000 réis 1899 of D. Carlos I, World Coins Portugal KM#540. The 1000 Reis 1899 coin was created by the Decree of May 7, 1891, coins were minted in the metallic silver alloy (Ag 916.6), with dates from 1899 and 1900. King D. Carlos I (1889-1908) , known as "O Desventurado", was the thirty-fourth King of Portugal, born in 1863 and reigned over Portugal from 1889 until his death in 1908, his wife was Dona Maria Amélia Luísa Helena de Orleães.

Portugal, silver coin of 1000 réis 1899 of D. Carlos I, World Coins Portugal KM#540. The 1000 Reis 1899 coin was created by the Decree of May 7, 1891, coins were minted in the metallic silver alloy (Ag 916.6), with dates from 1899 and 1900. King D. Carlos I (1889-1908) , known as "O Desventurado", was the thirty-fourth King of Portugal, born in 1863 and reigned over Portugal from 1889 until his death in 1908, his wife was Dona Maria Amélia Luísa Helena de Orleães.

Portugal, silver coin of 1000 réis 1899 of D. Carlos I, World Coins Portugal KM#540. The 1000 Reis 1899 coin was created by the Decree of May 7, 1891, coins were minted in the metallic silver alloy (Ag 916.6), with dates from 1899 and 1900. King D. Carlos I (1889-1908) , known as "O Desventurado", was the thirty-fourth King of Portugal, born in 1863 and reigned over Portugal from 1889 until his death in 1908, his wife was Dona Maria Amélia Luísa Helena de Orleães.

Portugal, silver coin of 1000 réis 1899 of D. Carlos I, World Coins Portugal KM#540. The 1000 Reis 1899 coin was created by the Decree of May 7, 1891, coins were minted in the metallic silver alloy (Ag 916.6), with dates from 1899 and 1900. King D. Carlos I (1889-1908) , known as "O Desventurado", was the thirty-fourth King of Portugal, born in 1863 and reigned over Portugal from 1889 until his death in 1908, his wife was Dona Maria Amélia Luísa Helena de Orleães.

Portugal, silver coin of 1000 réis 1898 of D. Carlos I, 4th Centenary of the Discovery of India, belongs to the series of three coins CARLOS I AND AMÉLIA QUEEN OF PORTUGAL, values 1000, 500 and 200 Réis, launched in 1898 and approved by the Law of 21 May 1896 and Decree of June 23, 1896, with the aim of celebrating the 4th CENTENNIAL OF THE DISCOVERY OF INDIA 1498-1898, World Coins Portugal KM#539. The discovery of the sea route to India was the first journey made directly from Europe to India, across the Atlantic, made under the command of the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama, during the reign of King Manuel I, in 1497-1498. One of the most notable voyages of the Age of Discoveries that consolidated the maritime presence and dominance of commercial routes by the Portuguese.