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200 Réis '1/2 Cruzado' - Pedro Prince Regent
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1677-1682 |
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| Value | 200 Réis = 12 Vinténs (240) |
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| Reverse description | A large Cross of the Order of Christ dominates the central field, rendered in the characteristic flared-arm style associated with Portuguese royal coinage of the period. Ornamental rosettes are placed in each of the four corners formed between the arms of the cross. A peripheral Latin motto legend encircles the entire design, invoking the Constantinian phrase 'In this sign you shall conquer.' The overall composition reflects the deeply devotional character of seventeenth-century Portuguese milled silver coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | *.IN*HOC*SIGNO*VINCES. |
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Pedro governed as Prince Regent from 1668 after forcing his brother Afonso VI into exile — first to the Azores, then to Sintra — in a palace coup that ended Afonso's effective rule without formally deposing him. The 200 Réis issues struck across this regency period span multiple die marriages catalogued individually by Gomes as PR 53 through PR 58, reflecting ongoing production across several years rather than a single emission. Portugal's silver coinage of this decade was heavily shaped by the financial strain of the post-Restoration wars against Spain, which had only concluded with the Treaty of Lisbon in 1668, the same year Pedro seized power.