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400 Réis - João V Rio de Janeiro Mint
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 1730 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | At centre, the Cross of the Order of Christ is depicted in its characteristic formée style, with the four quadrants each bearing the letter R — the mint mark for Rio de Janeiro — arranged symmetrically around the cross arms. The date 1730 appears in the upper portion of the surrounding circular legend. The full Latin motto IN HOC SIGNO VINCES encircles the design, interrupted by the date at top. The composition is framed by a reeded border consistent with the milled production technique. |
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João V's reign saw Brazil's gold rushes in Minas Gerais transform Portuguese colonial finance entirely. The Rio de Janeiro mint was established in 1703 precisely to process this flood of Minas gold locally, sparing the crown the losses from shipping raw metal across the Atlantic. By 1730, production was well-established but the small-denomination gold fractionals like this piece circulated hard in colonial commerce, where silver remained chronically scarce.
Bentes catalogues this type with considerable rarity for specimens retaining full detail — the milling on these diminutive flans was notoriously inconsistent off the Rio presses.