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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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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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In 1663, the Portuguese crown ordered a mass countermarking operation across Brazil to revalue existing silver coinage — old 100 réis tostões received a crowned globe punch to circulate at double their face value, an emergency measure driven by chronic coin shortages in the colony and the costs of defending Portuguese Brazil against Dutch incursions that had only recently been expelled. The countermark itself was applied hastily in quantity, and placement varies considerably across surviving examples.
KM#32 is frequently found with weak or partially struck punches, a direct consequence of worn countermarking dies and inconsistent host planchet surfaces.