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Vintem

The name given originally to a silver coin of Portugal, which was issued in the reign of Manuel (1495-1521), and corresponded to the Real.

In the eighteenth century the Vintem was struck in copper, of a value of twenty Reis, for the Portuguese colonies. Of this type there are multiples to twelve Vintems. See Xeraphin.


Source: Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)
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