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600 Réis - Afonso VI Countermarked Bolivia 8 Reales
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1663 |
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| Value | 600 Réis |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the host coin's design: a crudely struck crowned castle of Castile occupying the central field, characteristic of the macuquina (cob) coinage produced at the Potosí mint in Bolivia. Applied over this design is the Brazilian countermark consisting of the numeral '600' punched within a cartouche, applied by royal decree of 22 March 1663 to validate the Spanish colonial 8 Reales (Pataca) for circulation in Brazil at the revalued denomination of 600 Réis. The irregular flan and rough surfaces are consistent with the hammered cob coinage technique of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse retains the original design of the Spanish colonial 8 Reales host coin struck at the Potosí mint, featuring the quartered arms of Castile and León — castles and lions arranged in the four quadrants of a cross — surmounted by a crown, with the mintmark 'P' and assayer's initial visible in the field. Partial legends in Latin are present around the periphery of the irregular flan, though largely incomplete due to the cob striking method. The overall surface is heavily worn and shows the characteristic irregular edge of hammered macuquina coinage. |
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