Portugal, cupronickel coin of 20 Centavos 1922, RARE, struck from the same die as the specimen in the Novo Banco Collection. (F)
Portugal, 1922 20 Centavos in cupronickel, one of the rarest coins of the Portuguese Republic, World Coins – Portugal, KM#571. Portuguese coinage established under Law No. 990 of 25 June 1920. This specimen was struck from the same die as the coin in the Carlos Marques Costa Collection, listed in the catalogue printed in 2008 by Banco Espírito Santo (now Novo Banco), catalogued on page 170, code 13.05, where the same characteristic die cracks (die-cracked die) are visible. Despite its state of preservation, it remains a rare coin on the global numismatic market, being the scarcest date of the cupronickel 20 centavos series.