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1/2 Peça – João V Lisboa, Bahia, Rio and Minas mints
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda de Lisboa |
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| Year | 1723-1750 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The Portuguese royal arms, comprising the escutcheon with the five quinas and the bordure of castles, displayed at centre within an elaborate Baroque ornamental cartouche with voluted acanthus scrollwork flanking both sides. A large imperial crown surmounts the shield. The overall composition fills the field without a surrounding legend, characteristic of this gold coinage type. The reeded edge is visible at the periphery. |
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| Mintage | 1723 - Gomes#J5 122.01 - 1724 - Gomes#J5 122.02 - 1725 - Gomes#J5 122.03 - 1726 - Gomes#J5 122.04 - 1727 - Gomes#J5 122.05 - Amended date 7/6 - 1727 B - Gomes#J5 123.01 - 1727 M - Gomes#J5 125.01 - 1727 R - Gomes#J5 124.01 - 1728 - Gomes#J5 122.06 -Amended date 8/6 - 1728 M - Gomes#J5 125.02 - 1729 - Gomes#J5 122.07 - 1729 B - Gomes#J5 123.04 - 1729 M - Gomes#J5 125.03 - 1729 R - Gomes#J5 124.02 - 1730 - Gomes#J5 122.08 - 1730 M - Gomes#J5 125.04 - 1731 M - Gomes#J5 125.05 - 1732 - Gomes#J5 122.08 - 1732 B - Gomes#J5 123.02 - 1733 M - Gomes#J5 125.06 - 1734 - Gomes#J5 122.10 - 1735 - Gomes#J5 122.11 - 1738 - Gomes#J5 122.12 - 1739 - Gomes#J5 122.13 - 1739 R - Gomes#J5 124.03 - 1740 B - Gomes#J5 123.06 - 1741 - Gomes#J5 122.14 - 1741 R - Gomes#J5 124.04 - 1742 - Gomes#J5 122.15 - 1744 B - Gomes#J5 123.07 - 1747 B - Gomes#J5 123.09 - 1749 B - Gomes#J5 123.10 - 1749 R - Gomes#J5 124.05 - 1750 B - Gomes#J5 123.11 - |
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The meia peça emerged from João V's sweeping monetary reform of 1722, which restructured Portugal's gold coinage around the moeda de ouro and its fractions — a direct response to the flood of Brazilian gold reshaping the Atlantic economy. The Lisbon, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas mints all struck this type concurrently, making mint attribution essential: Minas examples, struck closest to the source of the gold, tend to show cruder workmanship than their Lisbon counterparts, a gap in technical refinement that specialists note across the entire reign.