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6400 Réis - João V 2nd Type of Shield, Rio de Janeiro Mint
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 1731-1750 |
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| Value | 6400 Réis |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King João V facing right, rendered in high relief with elaborate curled periwig falling to the truncation. The mintmark R and date appear in the lower field below the bust, flanking the truncation. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy along the periphery, separated from the toothed border by a narrow rim. The portrait is executed in the Baroque style characteristic of early eighteenth-century Portuguese colonial coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOANNES. V. D. G. PORT. ET. ALG. REX. 1743. R. (Translation: João V, by the Grace of God, King of Portugal and Algarves.) |
| Reverse description | The Portuguese royal arms of João V displayed as a baroque coat of arms centered in the field, featuring the quinas (five escutcheons arranged in a cross) within the central inescutcheon, surrounded by a bordure of castles, the whole set upon an elaborately mantled shield with symmetrical acanthus-leaf and scroll cartouche supporters on either side. The arms are surmounted by a jewelled royal crown with cross finial. No legend appears on the reverse; the design fills the field to the toothed border. |
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