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12 Florins Dutch West India Company, Recife Mint
| Issuer | Dutch West India Company (Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie) |
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| Year | 1645-1646 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Square klippe flan with clipped corners, struck in high-relief hammered technique. The central field bears the interlaced GWC monogram of the Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie — a large, ornate cipher formed by the conjoined letters G, W, and C — occupying the lower portion of the field. Above the monogram, the Roman numeral XII denotes the denomination. The entire device is enclosed within a raised circular dotted border set against the plain gold field of the square planchet. |
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| Reverse description | Square klippe flan with clipped corners, matching the obverse in format. The central field displays a three-line inscription in bold Roman capitals arranged within a raised circular dotted border: ANNO on the upper line, BRASIL on the middle line, and the date 1646 below. A small lozenge or dot punctuation mark appears after BRASIL on certain die varieties. The lettering is deeply engraved and boldly rendered, typical of the emergency coinage struck at the Recife Mint during the Dutch occupation of northeastern Brazil. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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