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200 Réis - João IV Countermarked 1 Tostao
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1663 |
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| Currency | Real (1654-1799) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the original design of a Portuguese 1 Tostão host coin, struck in the hammered style with an irregular flan. At center, the Portuguese royal arms — a shield bearing the five escutcheons of Portugal arranged in cross formation, each charged with bezants, surmounted by a crown — occupies the field. A partial Latin legend runs along the periphery, partially obscured by the irregular flan edge. The overall design is characteristic of Portuguese hammered silver coinage of the mid-17th century, with the relief soft and worn from circulation prior to countermarking. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears the Brazilian Type 4 countermark applied in 1663 by order of the colonial administration, validating the host coin for circulation in Brazil at the revalued denomination of 200 Réis. The countermark consists of a crowned oval cartouche enclosing the denomination numeral '200', clearly struck in the lower central field. Above the cartouche, a large cross divides the field into quadrants in the manner typical of Portuguese hammered coinage. A partial beaded border is visible along the right periphery of the irregular flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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