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40 Réis - José I Bahia Mint
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda da Bahia |
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| Year | 1762 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the denomination expressed as the Roman numeral 'XL' in large characters at centre, surmounted by an ornate royal crown rendered in high relief. The date 1762 appears in the lower field beneath the denomination. Four small quatrefoil rosettes are symmetrically placed flanking the denomination in the inner field. A beaded inner circle separates the central design from the surrounding legend, which reads JOSEPHUS · I · D · G · P · ET · BRASIL · REX with the value markers +X+L+ incorporated into the inscription, all set within a milled outer border. |
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| 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.) |
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José I's reign coincided with the near-total dominance of the Marquis of Pombal, whose sweeping economic reforms included a rationalization of colonial minting. The Bahia mint operated with considerably less oversight than Lisbon, and the 40 Réis copper issues of this period are known across at least three die varieties — reflected in the Bentes references 227, 228, and 229 — suggesting multiple working die pairs were in simultaneous use, likely to meet demand from a colonial economy chronically short of small change.
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake had devastated metropolitan Portugal's productive capacity, pushing greater coining responsibility onto Brazilian mints for years afterward.