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6400 Réis - Pedro I - Coronation of Pedro I
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 1822 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Pedro I facing left, his hair elaborately curled and bound with a laurel wreath tied at the nape with a ribbon, rendered in high relief against a smooth field. The effigy is portrayed in the classical Roman imperial tradition, with the truncation of the neck visible at the lower center. The encircling Latin legend reads PETRUS. I. D. G. BRASILIAE. IMPERATOR, with the date 1822 and the Rio de Janeiro mint mark R positioned below the bust. The coin's broad milled border frames the design with a fine toothed edge. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Pedro I was crowned Emperor of Brazil on December 1, 1822, barely two months after declaring independence from Portugal on September 7. The 6400 réis was the highest gold denomination in circulation, and the coronation issue was struck at the Rio de Janeiro mint to commemorate the event — one of the very few instances in the Western Hemisphere of a coin marking the establishment of a new monarchy rather than a republic.
KM#361 is scarce in any grade. The Rio mint's output in 1822 was constrained by both the political disruption of independence and limited bullion supply, keeping mintages low from the outset.