Bankportugaloser Öffentlichkeit Deposited
The Portuguez was cop- ied in various parts of Germany, Transyl- vania, Poland, etc., with a value of ten Ducats or Kronen, and received the above name. These coins are semi-medallic in character and were struck for presentation purposes and not for general circulation.
When the Bank of Hamburg was founded in 1667, a number of these pieces were issued, called Bankportugaloser, and the custom has been kept up in that city to comparatively recent times, to commem- orate any important historical event. These beautiful gold coins generally have views of the city-towers, etc., and the in- scription MONETA . NOVA AVREA . CIVITATIS . HAMBVRGENS . NACH . PORTVGALIS . SCHROT . VND . KORN.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)