1200 Réis - Luis I Countermark 'CrownedG.P.' over '960 Réis - João Regent, Brazil'

The Azores maintained a separate monetary system from mainland Portugal for much of the nineteenth century, and countermarking was the practical solution to integrating foreign and colonial silver into local circulation without the expense of recoining. The host coin here — a 960 Réis struck in Brazil during the regency of João VI — was itself a countermarked Spanish colonial eight-real piece, meaning this specimen has passed through at least two official revalidation processes across three distinct monetary jurisdictions.

The 1887 crowned G.P. countermark was applied under Luís I to revalue these heavy Brazilian pieces for continued Azorean circulation. The three Gomes varieties reflect differences in the placement and die used for the crown punch.