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640 Réis - José I Light Type - Lisbon Mint
| Issuer | Kingdom of Portugal |
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| Year | 1768-1771 |
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| Value | 640 Réis |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the crowned Portuguese royal arms — a quartered shield displaying castles and quinas (five escutcheons arranged in a cross) — surmounted by an ornate royal crown. The denomination '640' appears to the left of the shield and the mint date to the right, flanking the arms. A circular Latin legend surrounds the entire design, reading JOSEPHUS. I. D. G. PORT. REX. ET. BRAS. D, identifying King José I by the Grace of God as King of Portugal and Lord of Brazil. The coin exhibits a finely milled border of raised beads running along the entire rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | JOSEPHUS. I. D. G. PORT. REX. ET. BRAS. D 640 1771 (Translation: José, by the Grace of God, King of Portugal and Lord of Brazil.) |
| Reverse description | Central device depicts a large armillary sphere — a celestial globe rendered with a grid of latitude and longitude lines — overlaid by a diagonal band and flanked on either side by arrowhead-shaped elements pointing outward, emblematic of Portugal's maritime heritage and navigational prowess. The circular Latin legend SUBQ. SIGN. NATA. STAB. (Born under a steady sign) runs around the periphery of the field. A finely beaded border frames the entire reverse design. The overall composition is bold and deeply struck, characteristic of the milled coinage produced at the Lisbon Mint during the reign of José I. |
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