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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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| Currency | Real (1799-1942) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the laureate and draped bust of a Spanish monarch facing right, struck on an underlying Spanish colonial 8 Reales host coin bearing the peripheral legend CAROLUS IIII DEI GRATIA and the date 1807 in the lower field. Superimposed at center is the Brazilian countermark of Prince Regent João: an oval cartouche surmounted by a royal crown, enclosing the denomination 960 above the mint initial C (for Cuiabá), flanked by decorative floral sprays. The countermark was applied by the Brazilian monetary authorities to validate and restamp the host coin for circulation at 960 Réis. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the design of the host Spanish colonial 8 Reales: the crowned Portuguese royal arms, displayed as a circular shield charged with five escutcheons arranged in a cross and a border of castles, set within a wreathed inner circle and flanked by the Pillars of Hercules. The circumferential legend reads HISPAN ET IND REX, with the denomination 8R and mint mark visible at the lower left. The entire composition reflects the characteristic pillar-and-arms style of late eighteenth-century Spanish American coinage, overstruck by the Brazilian countermarking authority. |
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| Mintage | 1821: ND (1821) |
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