Portugal, silver coin 50 Réis 1875 of D. Luís I, half Tostão 1875, the rarest date of serie, World Coins Portugal KM 506
Portugal, 50 Réis silver coin from 1875, D. Luís I, half Tostão in silver, 1875, the rarest date of the series. World Coins Portugal, KM 506. D. Luís I of Portugal, born in 1838, was the 32nd King of Portugal. He reigned from 1861 until his death in 1889. Nicknamed 'The Popular One', he was also known as the numismatist king. During his reign, his mentor and curator of the royal collection, Teixeira de Aragão, published the first and most comprehensive numismatic catalogues of the period in Portugal.