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80 Reis - João Prince Regent Rio de Janeiro mint
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Rio de Janeiro |
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| Year | 1813 |
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| Value | 80 Réis |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the large denomination numeral '80' surmounted by a Portuguese royal crown, with the date '1813' inscribed below, all enclosed within a beaded inner circle flanked by small rosette ornaments at either side. A second beaded border frames the composition. The circular legend around the periphery reads IOANNES D G PORT ET BRAS P REGENT, identifying João as Prince Regent of Portugal and Brazil, rendered in raised Latin capital letters. |
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| Mintage | 1813 R - JR.03.01 - Circle with 35 beads - 1813 R - JR.03.02 - Circle with 36 beads - 1813 R - JR.03.03 - Circle with 38 beads - 1813 R - JR.03.04 - Circle with 41 beads - |
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By 1813, the Rio de Janeiro mint was operating under extraordinary circumstances — the Portuguese royal family had fled Lisbon ahead of Napoleon's invasion in 1807 and relocated the entire court to Brazil, making Rio de Janeiro the de facto capital of the Portuguese empire. Copper coinage of this period was produced to meet the immediate commercial needs of a colonial city suddenly functioning as an imperial capital, with demand far outpacing what the mint had been designed to supply.
The Gomes reference suffix ".0x" indicates this piece falls within a range of die varieties not yet fully catalogued to a single confirmed subtype.