The escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and was removed from circulation on 28 February 2002. The ISO 4217 code of the escudo was PTE. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol was the cifrão (), similar to the dollar sign, b ... |
The $2.50 Liberty gold coin was authorized by a Congressional act on April 2, 1792. The quarter eagle went through many designs and in 1840 Christian Gobrecht redesigned the quarter eagle to create the $2.50 Liberty Head also referred to as the $2.50 Coronet. The goal of Christian Gobrecht’ ... |
During the reign of Nicholas I of Russia, a variety of gold coins were minted. Nicholas I ruled from 1825 to 1855. Here are the main types of gold coins that circulated during his reign:Imperial Gold Ruble: The Imperial Gold Ruble was the primary gold coin of the Russian Empire during Nicholas ... |