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III Réis - Pedro II Pattern
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1688 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Crowned Portuguese royal arms within an ornamental wreath of laurel branches. The shield displays the traditional quinas arrangement of five escutcheons bearing bezants, enclosed within a bordure of castles. The crowned coat of arms is centrally positioned in the field, surrounded by a circular legend. The peripheral inscription reads PETRVS.II.D.G.PORT.ET.ALG.REX, identifying the issuer as King Pedro II of Portugal and the Algarves. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Portugal's copper coinage in the late seventeenth century was in chronic disorder — debased, counterfeited, and wildly inconsistent in weight. The Gomes P2 E2 designation marks this as a pattern piece, struck to propose or document a standardized III Réis type under Pedro II, who had only formally assumed the throne in 1683 after years ruling as regent. Whether this design was seriously considered for circulation or produced purely as a reference strike is unresolved; surviving examples are rare enough that production quantities were clearly minimal.
Pedro II's reign saw repeated monetary reform attempts, none fully successful before his death in 1706.