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20 Réis - José I
| Issuer | Portugal (for Angola) |
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| Year | 1752-1757 |
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| Diameter | 35 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the large Roman numeral denomination XX in bold relief, flanked on either side by small rosette ornaments arranged symmetrically within a beaded inner circle. A Portuguese royal crown surmounts the denomination at the top of the inner circle, while the date appears below the XX. The circular Latin legend runs between the beaded inner border and the milled outer rim, reading IOSEPHUS·I·D·G·REX·P·ET·D·GUINEAE, identifying King José I of Portugal and Lord of Guinea. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays a Portuguese armillary sphere — the emblematic navigational instrument associated with Portuguese overseas dominion — rendered in fine relief with clearly delineated meridian and parallel bands forming a grid pattern, traversed diagonally by an ecliptic band. A small royal crown surmounts the sphere at the top. The circular Latin legend PECVNIA·TOTVM·CIRCVMIT·ORBEM runs between the inner beaded border and the milled outer rim, proclaiming that money circulates around the world, an apt motto for a colonial trade coinage. |
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