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800 Réis- José I Colonial Coinage
| Issuer | Mozambique |
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| Year | 1755 |
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| Value | 800 Réis |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the crowned Portuguese royal coat of arms at centre, displaying the traditional escutcheons of the Kingdom of Portugal with the quinas (five blue shields bearing five white bezants) and the bordure of castles. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown rendered in high relief. The denomination 800 and the date 1755 flank the shield at left and right respectively. The circular legend IOSEPHUS.I.DG.PORT.REX.ET.D.AF.OR. runs around the periphery in Latin characters, identifying the issuing monarch as Joseph I, King of Portugal and Lord of Africa and the Orient. The coin's edge is bordered by a fine toothed or beaded rim. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a large armillary sphere in the centre, depicted with a prominent meridian ring and equatorial band crossing a detailed grid representing the celestial globe, symbolising Portugal's maritime dominion and overseas empire. A bold diagonal band crosses the sphere from lower left to upper right, representing the ecliptic or a navigational rhumb line. The legend STAB. SVBQ SIGN. NATA is distributed in four segments around the sphere in the fields, referencing the Portuguese colonial motto. The design is contained within a plain field bordered by a fine beaded or toothed rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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