Carlos I king of Portugal


Carlos I king of Portugal
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General Description : Full name:
Carlos Fernando Luís Maria Victor Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis José Simão de Bragança Sabóia Bourbon e Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha (English: Charles Ferdinand Louis Mary Victor Michael Raphael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francis of Assisi Joseph Simon of Braganza, Savoy, Bourbon and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha)
Carlos I crowned King of Portugal (1889-1908)
He was the first Portuguese king to die a violent death since Sebastian of Portugal (1578). This occurred in 1908, when Carlos was murdered in Lisbon as he travelled in an open carriage with the royal family.
Face value 25 reis
Catalog code (Michel) PT 70x
Stamp colour green
Stamp use Definitive stamp
Issue date 01/05/1892
Designer José Sérgio de Carvalho e Silva / Manuel Diogo Neto
Print technique Typography
Printed by Casa da Moeda de Portugal
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 27.00 mm
Width 24.00 mm
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