Bidspirit auction | Ouro Português Amoedado Pedro Batalha

Ouro Português Amoedado Pedro Batalha Reis Lisbon, 1940 The book contains 16 pages and includes 14 extra-text panels, with photographs of specimens of Portuguese gold coins, in addition to a fold-out table with a chronological listing of the gold coins, indicating their gold content. The work was developed as a memory-guide for a thematic exhibition on gold and coins, organized in Lisbon on the occasion of a goldsmithing/numismatic exhibition at the Almeida, Basto & Piombino & C.ª Bank. It is structured as an illustrated catalog, intended to provide a chronological and technical overview of the gold coins minted in Portugal, from the early chronologies to the mid-20th century, with an emphasis on the quality and gold content of each type.