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40 Réis - Pedro I Countermarked 80 Réis
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 1823-1831 |
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| Value | 40 Réis |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the imperial arms of Brazil: an oval shield surmounted by the imperial crown with radiating arches, flanked by two symmetrical branches — an olive branch to the left and a tobacco branch to the right — tied at the base with a ribbon. The armorial shield displays the Southern Cross constellation on a celestial globe above a heraldic base. The surrounding Latin legend IN + HOC + SIGNO + VINCES ('In this sign thou shalt conquer') runs along the upper periphery, separated by cross stops, all within a reeded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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When Pedro I proclaimed Brazilian independence in September 1822, the new empire inherited a chaotic monetary stock — including large quantities of Portuguese copper coinage that remained in active circulation. Rather than melt or replace these pieces, the Casa da Moeda applied countermarks doubling their face value, a fiscal measure that stretched the copper supply while the young imperial mint found its footing. The 40 Réis host coin was struck up to twice its original denomination in a single blow of the counterstamp.
Poorly centered countermarks are the rule on this type, not the exception — the operation was conducted at speed and volume, not precision.