Maluco
The name given to a cast piece of eighty Reis, struck for the island of Terceira in 1820 during the war against Don Miguel. These coins were made from metal obtained from the bells of the convents. See Mailliet, Monnaies obsidionales. 1870.(72 i.), and Fernandes, Memoria das moedas correntes em Portugal. 1856. (p. 312).
Source: Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)