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150 Réis - Maria I
| Issuer | Azores |
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| Year | 1794-1798 |
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| Value | 150 Réis |
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| Reverse description | Central design features the Cross of the Military Order of Christ — a broad, patée-ended cross with pointed terminals — occupying the majority of the field. A large five-petalled rose or quatrefoil floral ornament is placed in each of the four quadrants formed by the arms of the cross. The encircling Latin legend 'IN * HOC * SIGNO * VINCES' is separated by small floral stops and runs along the full periphery between raised rims, referencing the Constantinian motto 'In this sign thou shalt conquer'. |
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| Reverse lettering | IN * HOC * SIGNO * VINCES (Translation: In this sign thou shalt conquer) |
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The Azorean 150 réis denomination was created specifically to address a chronic shortage of small silver coinage on the islands, whose remote Atlantic position made regular supply from Lisbon unreliable and slow. Rather than simply shipping coin from the metropole, Portuguese authorities authorized a local issue — an unusual concession that reflects just how difficult it was to keep the archipelago's markets functioning with mainland currency alone.
The Gomes reference suffix ".0x" indicates the existence of minor die varieties within this type, collectors of Portuguese colonial coinage having documented subtle differences in crown placement and legend spacing across the 1794–1798 run.