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960 Réis - Pedro II
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 1832-1834 |
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| Value | 960 Réis |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The imperial arms of Brazil occupy the central field, displaying a shield bearing an armillary sphere encircled by nineteen stars representing the provinces of the Empire, surmounted by the Imperial Crown of Brazil rendered in fine relief. The shield is flanked by a wreath composed of a laurel branch to the left and a coffee branch to the right, tied with a ribbon bow at the base. The motto legend 'IN HOC SIGNO VINCES' encircles the composition within a toothed border, with decorative cross stops separating the words. |
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The 960 réis was Brazil's workhorse denomination through the early independence period, and the type has an unusual origin: it was struck by counterstamping Spanish colonial cobs and milled coins — chiefly 8 reales from Mexico, Potosí, and Lima — a practice inherited from the Portuguese monetary system that persisted well past independence in 1822. By the 1832–1834 issues, Brazil was producing purpose-struck national coinage rather than recycling Spanish silver, marking a genuine administrative break from colonial monetary dependence.
KM#385 represents the early Pedro II coinage, struck when the emperor was still a child regent — he was born in 1825 and would not assume full powers until 1840.