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600 Réis - Alfonso VI Countermarked 8 Reales
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1688 |
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| Currency | Real (1654-1799) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the crowned quartered arms of Castile and León, characteristic of Spanish colonial cob (macuquina) coinage, struck on an irregularly shaped planchet. The shield is divided into quadrants bearing alternating castles and lions, with a pomegranate at the base. A partial circular legend in Latin surrounds the central device, and the mint mark and assayer initial are visible to the left of the shield. The overall style is consistent with hammered cob coinage produced at a Spanish colonial mint. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears the crowned cross of Jerusalem with lions and castles in the angles, the standard design of Spanish colonial macuquina coinage. Prominently applied over the cross design is a rectangular Portuguese countermark surmounted by a crown, enclosing the numeral '600' in raised relief, denoting the revalued denomination of 600 Réis as authorized for circulation in Brazil. A partial Latin legend is visible around the periphery of the original host coin, partially obscured by the irregular planchet edges. |
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