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960 Réis - João Prince Regent Countermarked 8 Reales, Minas Gerais
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda (Minas Gerais Mint) |
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| Year | 1808 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse retains the original design of the host Spanish 8 Reales coin, displaying a laureate and draped bust of King Carlos III facing right, with flowing hair tied at the nape. The circumferential legend reads CAROLUS • IIII • DEI • GRATIA in Latin characters. Beneath the truncation of the bust, a crowned oval Portuguese counterstamp displaying the armillary sphere — the symbol of the Brazilian colonial administration — has been applied, authenticating the coin's new denomination of 960 Réis. The field shows characteristic wear and adjustment marks consistent with a circulated host coin subsequently countermarked. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Ornamented |
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