Hi Gordon, The Real was the Portuguese monetary unit from the middle ages until about 1910 and the end of the monarchy. A Vintem equaled 20 Reis, and a Tostao equaled 80 (or, later, 100) Reis. What are the dates of the records you're wondering about? I have some historic conversion rates somewhere on my computer, but depending on the period you're looking at, they might not apply.
hope that helps, Linda On Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 3:45:20 PM UTC-8, gs...@centurylink.net wrote: > > I wrote a week ago asking about the Portuguese currency that is often > referenced in the obits of 1600-1800`. Some indicate that the person or > their relatives had to pay either in reis, Vintens or Tostoes according to > the time and the cost of the funeral. Does anyone know the value of these? > then? and perhaps now? I know the reis is an early form of the Escudo but > nothing about the others, > > Gordon soares -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
