PORTUGAL
Portugal got
into the paper money business in the 18th century. Interestingly,
there are a few early issues that are said to be moderately common.
That doesn't mean they actually turn up in the market though. Portuguese
numismatic material is active early in the third millennium.
PORTUGAL,
10,000 reis, P5, 1798, cherub & beehive, shepherd piping, repairs
& validation stamps on back, fair $180.00
sold
Almost all of these notes
were inkstamped by the contenders in the 1828 war of succession.
This one didn't get stamped because it had gone to Brasil. The repairs
on the back are early 19th century, contemporary with the validation stamps.
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PORTUGAL,
10,000 reis, P5, 1798, cherub & beehive, shepherd piping, repairs
& validation stamps on back, fair $180.00
sold