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960 Réis - João Prince Regent Countermarked 8 Reales, Cuiaba
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 1821 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#350 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This piece belongs to a distinctly Brazilian monetary solution: the countermarking of Spanish colonial 8 reales to meet chronic coin shortages in the interior. Cuiabá, deep in Mato Grosso and effectively isolated from coastal mints for much of the colonial period, required locally validated currency. The crowned countermark authenticated foreign silver already circulating by necessity, giving it official standing within the Portuguese imperial system.
João VI applied these countermarks across multiple mints and denominations in the final years before Brazilian independence. Cuiabá-countermarked examples are considerably scarcer than those from Rio or Bahia, reflecting the modest volume processed at such a remote facility.