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300 Réis - Maria I
| Issuer | Azores |
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| Year | 1794-1797 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the crowned Portuguese royal coat of arms, displaying the five escutcheons arranged in a cross on a white field, each charged with five bezants, with a red border bearing seven castles. The crown surmounting the shield is an elaborate royal crown rendered in high relief. The circular legend reads MARIA.I.D.G.PORT.ET.ALG.REGINA, separated by floral rosette stops, with the denomination 300 and the date appearing in the field alongside the arms. The coin's outer rim is bordered by a toothed or milled edge denticle pattern. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Azorean 300 Réis series of the 1790s exists because the islands' geographic isolation created chronic coin shortages that mainland Portuguese supplies consistently failed to remedy. Rather than wait, the captaincy-general arranged for locally authorized silver strikes — a practical administrative decision that produced a small, distinct series tied specifically to Azorean commerce rather than metropolitan circulation.
Maria I was in the grip of severe mental illness by the mid-1790s, with her son João effectively managing state affairs by 1792. The coins bear her name regardless.