Country:

Timor

Series:

1958~1964 - Second series

Catalog codes:

World Coins km13

Themes:

Castles | Coats of Arms | Crowns and Coronets | Globes | Seals (Emblems)

Issued on:

1958

Last issue date:

1958– 1YT

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Casa da Moeda de Lisboa, Portugal

Composition:

Copper-Nickel-Zinc (Cu-Ni-Zn)

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Toothed. Both sides

Weight:

8 grams

Diameter:

26.5 mm

Face value:

1 $ - Portuguese Timorese escudo

Known mintage:

1,200,000– RARE!

Composition Details:

~ 75% copper 25% nickel

Score:

75% Accuracy: High

Description:

Front: Coat of arms (escutcheon colony
on a crowned metallic globe)
legend: TIMOR (bottom, value) 1$00 between 2 spacers/big rosettes
Back: Portugese escutcheon on metallic globe above a discovery cross
legend: (above, name proprietor) REPUBLICA • PORTUGUESA (below, year between little spacers) 1958
Edge: G - grained, type: bars