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12 800 Réis - João V Vila Rica Mint
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil (Brazilian Mint) |
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| Year | 1727-1733 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped laureate bust of King João V (John V) of Portugal facing right, with long flowing hair and wearing a laurel wreath. The royal effigy is rendered in high relief in the baroque style typical of Portuguese colonial coinage. The encircling Latin legend names the monarch and his titles, interrupted by a pellet or annulet. The date appears within the legend at the lower right of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Vila Rica mint — established in 1724 in the heart of Minas Gerais specifically to process gold being extracted from the richest placer deposits then known in the Americas — produced this denomination for less than a decade before consolidation shifted production elsewhere. João V, flush with Brazilian gold revenue, was simultaneously funding the construction of the Convent of Mafra in Portugal, a project of such extravagance it required the labor of roughly 45,000 workers.
The Bentes reference lists sixteen die varieties across this type's short run, several distinguishable by subtle differences in the assayer's mark.