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5 Réis - João V Lisbon mint
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda de Lisboa |
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| Year | 1749 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | IOANNES.V.D.G.P.ET.BRASIL.REX (Translation: João V, by the Grace of God, King of Portugal and Brazil.) |
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| Mintage | 1749 |
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João V died in 1750, making this one of the final copper issues of his 43-year reign — the longest of any Portuguese monarch. His reign saw the establishment of the Mafra convent-palace and a period of extraordinary wealth from Brazilian gold, though that same wealth created chronic neglect of the copper coinage, which was considered beneath the dignity of a court flush with minted gold. Small-denomination pieces from these late years were struck in limited quantities and circulated hard among the urban poor of Lisbon.