200 Réis '1/2 Cruzado' - Pedro Prince Regent

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.