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6400 Réis - João V 4th Type of Shield, Bahia Mint
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda da Bahia |
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| Year | 1732-1750 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded. |
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The 4th Type of Shield designation reflects a deliberate administrative reform: João V standardized the colonial minting apparatus across Brazil in the early 1730s, partly in response to chronic inconsistencies between the Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and later Vila Rica operations. The Bahia mint — the oldest in Portuguese America, established in 1694 — was producing gold coinage directly from West African and interior Minas Gerais bullion at a pace that made tight die control difficult to enforce.
Bentes lists over twenty die combinations for this type across the 1732–1750 run, a span that ends with João V's death and the immediate monetary reorganization under José I.