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80 Réis - Maria II
| Issuer | Azores |
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| Year | 1829 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#4, Gomes#M2 05 |
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| Reverse description | Large numeral '80' prominently displayed in the center of the field, denoting the denomination in réis. The central numeral is enclosed within a circular wreath of oak or laurel branches tied at the base, a typical device for Portuguese colonial copper coinage of the period. The date 1829 appears below the wreath. The surrounding legend ILHA TERCEIRA UTULITATI PUBLICÆ identifies the issuing island and the public utility purpose of the coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ILHA TERCEIRA UTULITATI PUBLICÆ 80 1829 |
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The Azores 80 Réis of 1829 was struck under the authority of Maria II while the young queen's claim to the Portuguese throne was still actively contested by her uncle Miguel, who had seized power in Lisbon the previous year. The islands remained one of the few territories that refused to recognize Miguel's usurpation, making this coinage a direct political act — the Azores were effectively issuing money in the name of a monarch who did not yet hold her own kingdom.
Liberal forces used the archipelago as a staging ground for the eventual reconquest of Portugal, completed in 1834.