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6400 Réis - João V 2nd Type of Shield, Bahia Mint
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1727-1734 |
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| Weight | 14.34 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped laureate bust of King João V facing right, rendered in high relief with elaborate flowing curls and foliate laurel wreath. The royal effigy is executed in the Baroque style characteristic of early 18th-century Portuguese colonial coinage. The circular legend surrounds the bust, with the Bahia mint mark 'B' and the date positioned in the lower field beneath the truncation. The coin exhibits a bold, finely engraved portrait with strong relief and well-defined facial features. |
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| Reverse description | The Portuguese royal coat of arms of João V, featuring the quartered escutcheon with the five quinas arranged in cross formation at center and the castle bordure, set within an ornate Baroque cartouche flanked by elaborate acanthus-scroll supporters. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown of open form, depicted in high relief. The composition fills the field with characteristic colonial Baroque exuberance, with no peripheral legend on the reverse. |
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| Edge | Reeded. |
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