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75 Réis - José I Province of Minas Gerais, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro Mints
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1752-1760 |
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| Value | 75 Réis |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the crowned royal cipher 'J' for King José I, surmounted by an elaborate Portuguese royal crown rendered in high relief. The denomination numeral '75' appears to the left of the cipher and the date appears below, both flanked by raised dot stops. Six quatrefoil rosette ornaments are symmetrically arranged around the central monogram, three to each side, lending the design a formal heraldic character. The entire composition is contained within a plain inner field bordered by a beaded outer rim. |
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| Mintage | 1752 B - KM#176.1; Bentes 221.01 - 1753 B - KM#176.1; Bentes 221.02 - 1754 B - KM#176.1; Bentes 221.03 - 1754 R - KM#176.2; Bentes 222.01 - 1755 R - KM#176.2; Bentes 222.02 - 1760 R - KM#176.2; Bentes 222.03 - |
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José I's accession in 1750 inherited a colonial monetary system stretched thin by the demands of the Minas Gerais gold rush, which paradoxically drained silver coinage from circulation as miners hoarded it against the volatility of gold exchange rates. The 75 réis denomination was part of a broader revaluation effort, with face values assigned to existing silver pieces by royal decree rather than through fresh coinage design — a fiscal shortcut that created immediate confusion among traders unfamiliar with the new tariffing.
The three mint attribution accounts for meaningful die differences between Bahia and Rio strikes, with the Minas Gerais facility producing the smallest documented quantities before its silver operations were curtailed by 1760.