| Issuer | Brazil |
|---|---|
| Year | 1762 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 40 Réis |
| Currency | Real (1654-1799) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 28.68 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#189, Bentes#227; 228; 229 |
| Obverse description | Value XL between flowers and date, inside a circle of pearls topped by crown. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | JOSEPHUS · I · D · G · P · ET · BRASIL · REX +X+L+ 1762 (Translation: José I, by the Grace of God, King of Portugal and Brazil.) |
| Reverse description | An armillary sphere, with B mintmark. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | PECVNIA · TOTVM - CIRCVMIT · ORBEM B (Translation: Money Circulates Worldwide.) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | B Bahia, modern-day Salvador de Bahia, Brazil (1694-1698, 1714-1834) |
| Mintage | 1762 B - Bentes 227 - 1st type of crown; 55 or 56 pearls. - 1762 B - Bentes 228 - 2nd type of crown; 57 pearls. - 1762 B - Bentes 229 - 3rd type of crown; 54 pearls. - |
| Numisquare ID | 3324348880 |
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