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200 Réis - José I Colonial Coinage
| Emittente | Portuguese Crown (for Mozambique) |
|---|---|
| Anno | 1755 |
| Tipo | Standard circulation coin |
| Valore | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Valuta | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Composizione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Peso | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Diametro | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Spessore | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Forma | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Tecnica | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Orientamento | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Incisore/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| In circolazione fino al | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Riferimento/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione del dritto | Central field features the crowned Portuguese royal arms — a quartered shield bearing the quinas (five escutcheons) of Portugal — set against a plain field and surmounted by an ornate royal crown. The denomination '200' appears to the left of the shield and the date '1755' to the right, both flanked by the divided legend. The circumferential Latin legend reads IOSEPHUS I D G P REX ET D AF OR, identifying King José I of Portugal as King and Lord of Africa and the Orient. The coin is struck within a finely beaded border, consistent with milled colonial coinage of the period. The engraving reflects the baroque heraldic style characteristic of mid-18th century Portuguese royal issues. |
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| Scrittura del dritto | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Legenda del dritto | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione del rovescio | Central device depicts a large armillary sphere — a symbol of Portuguese maritime exploration and sovereignty — rendered in bold relief with clearly defined meridian and latitude bands. Superimposed over the sphere is a large capital letter 'N' formed by crossed bands, a mintmark or control device associated with colonial issues. The abbreviated Latin motto SVBQ SIGN NATA STAB is divided among the four quadrants of the field, reading 'Sub hoc signo nata stabit' (Born under this sign it shall stand). The design is enclosed within a beaded border, and the field is plain save for the central device and surrounding legend segments. |
| Scrittura del rovescio | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Legenda del rovescio | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Bordo | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Zecca | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Tiratura | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Informazioni aggiuntive |
José I came to the throne in 1750 inheriting a colonial monetary system plagued by chronic shortages of small silver and rampant counterfeiting of locally-circulating cobs. The 1755 Mozambique issues were part of a deliberate effort to impose standardized milled coinage on the East African trade routes — routes then dominated by Indian Ocean commerce with Goa, Macao, and the Swahili coast, where worn and clipped silver circulated by weight rather than face value.
The Lisbon earthquake struck on November 1st of this same year, killing tens of thousands and destroying much of the mint's administrative infrastructure. How many pieces of this issue were struck before or after that catastrophe remains unresolved in the surviving records.