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3 Réis - João IV
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1645-1656 |
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| Weight | 11.87 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned Portuguese royal arms — a quartered shield bearing the quinas (five escutcheons arranged in a cross) and the castles of the bordure — surmounted by a royal crown. The shield is enclosed within a decorative border, with the circular Latin legend IOANNES IIII D G REX PORTVGALI running around the periphery. The overall design is typical of hammered copper coinage of the mid-seventeenth-century Portuguese monarchy, with characteristically uneven strike and irregular flan edges. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a large numeral '3' prominently displayed in the central field, denoting the face value of three réis, enclosed within a decorative inner circle or beaded border. The surrounding legend REX XVIII *3* runs around the periphery in Latin characters. The field exhibits the typical irregular surfaces and weak areas associated with hammered copper coinage of the reign of João IV of Portugal. |
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| Reverse lettering | REX XVIII *3* |
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