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4000 Réis - Maria I and Pedro III Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro Mints
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil / Casa da Moeda de Lisboa |
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| Year | 1778-1786 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The central device features a large plain cross of the Order of Christ set within a double-ringed circular border, the four quadrants of which are adorned with floral vine ornaments bearing cinquefoil blossoms at their terminals. An inner beaded border separates the central cross motif from the surrounding legend, which carries the regnal title and the date of issue. The outer rim is finely reeded, consistent with the milled production technique employed at both mints. |
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| Reverse lettering | ET BRASILIÆ DOMINI ANNO (year) (Translation: And Lord of Brazil in the Year of (year).) |
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Maria I and her uncle-husband Pedro III reigned jointly from 1777, and the dual-mint production of this type — split between Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro — reflects the increasingly strained logistics of supplying colonial Brazil with adequate gold coinage. Brazilian-struck pieces from this series fed local commerce directly from Minas Gerais gold, often travelling no further than the nearest merchant before re-entering the smelting cycle.
Pedro III died in 1786, collapsing the joint reign and ending this specific titular combination. Issues dated after that year carry Maria's name alone.