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5 Euros Numismatic Treasures - A Peça de D. João V, gold
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A draped bust of King John V (João V) of Portugal is depicted in profile facing right, rendered in the baroque portrait style characteristic of early 18th-century Portuguese coinage. The effigy features a long flowing wig typical of the period and formal royal attire. The circular legend identifies the monarch as IOANNES V by the grace of God King of Portugal and the Algarves. The date 1722 and mint mark L (Lisbon) appear in the lower field, referencing the original peça gold coin this commemorative reproduces. |
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This piece commemorates the gold "peça" (or "dobra") introduced under João V of Portugal, whose reign from 1706 to 1750 coincided with the peak influx of Brazilian gold into the Portuguese treasury. The original coin it references helped fund João V's extravagant building projects — the Mafra palace-convent among them — and circulated widely enough to become a monetary benchmark across Atlantic trade networks.
The .999 fineness is notably purer than the original 22-karat peças it honors.