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20 Réis - João Prince Regent Pattern
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1811 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of João, Prince Regent of Portugal and the Algarves, facing right, with curled hair adorned with a laurel wreath and a floral spray behind the ear, the truncation showing a tied cravat. The bust is set within an inner beaded border, with a reeded outer rim. The circumferential Latin legend reads JOANNES . D. G. PORT. ET . ALG . P . REGENS, and the date 1811 appears in the lower exergual area beneath the portrait. |
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This is a pattern issue from the period when João, Prince Regent, was governing from Rio de Janeiro in exile following Napoleon's invasion of Portugal in 1807. The Braganza court would not return to Lisbon until 1821, and the coinage of this period reflects the administrative awkwardness of a European monarchy operating from Brazil. The Gomes reference JR.E2.01 places this among the earliest documented pattern experiments for the réis denomination under the regency — pieces struck for approval that never reached circulation.