Portuguese real
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The real was the unit of currency of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire from around 1430 until 1911. It replaced the dinheiro at the rate of 1 real = 840 dinheiros and was itself replaced by the escudo at a rate of 1 escudo = 1000 réis. The escudo was further replaced by the euro at a rate of 1 euro = 200.482 escudos in 2002.
A 500 reais gold coin, King Sebastião of Portugal (1557–1578)
Portuguese Malacca tin coins of King Manuel I's (1495–1521) and King João III's (1521–1557) reigns were discovered during an excavation near the Malacca River mouth by W. Edgerton, Resident Councilor of Malacca, in 1900.
Onça or 12$800 réis minted in 1730 during the Brazilian Gold Rush.
200 réis, King Manuel II of Portugal, 1909.
Portuguese escudo
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The Portuguese escudo was the currency of Portugal from 22 May 1911 until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos. The word escudo derives from the scutum shield.
Image: Portugal 25 escudo
Image: Portugal 25 escudo 2
Portuguese 8 gold escudos (1729)
Portuguese 4 centavos, 1917