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10 Réis - Maria I Countermarked 5 Réis
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1786-1797 |
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| Value | 10 Réis |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1786 - KM #264.1 (Low Crown) - 1786 - KM #264.2 (High Crown) - 1787 - KM #264.1 (Low Crown) - 1787 - KM #264.2 (High Crown) - 1790 - KM #264.1 (Low Crown) - 1790 - KM #264.2 (High Crown) - 1791 - KM #264.1 (Low Crown) - 1791 - KM #264.2 (High Crown) - 1797 - KM #264.1 (Low Crown) - |
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Portugal applied countermarks to existing colonial copper as a cost-saving measure rather than striking entirely new coin. This piece began life as a 5 Réis and was officially revalued to 10 Réis by countermark — a practice the Crown leaned on repeatedly when copper shortages or fiscal pressures made a full reminting impractical. Maria I's reign saw considerable monetary disorder in Brazil, partly driven by the difficulty of supplying adequate small change to a colony of that geographic scale.
The countermark itself is the authentication event. Pieces that avoided the official stamp continued to circulate at the old value, creating a two-tier system in practice if not in law.