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Quartinho - Pedro II King's crown, Lisboa mint
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda de Lisboa |
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| Year | 1688-1706 |
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| Reference(s) | Gomes#P2 93, KM#155 |
| Obverse description | The crowned Portuguese royal arms occupy the central field, displaying the escutcheon of Portugal with the five quinas arranged in a cross pattern, each charged with five roundels, surrounded by the bordure of seven castles. A royal crown surmounts the shield. The circular legend reads PETRVS II D G P ET ALG REX, identifying the issuer as King Pedro II of Portugal and the Algarves, with the denomination value 1000 appearing in the field to the left of the shield. Ornamental rosette stops separate the legend elements. The engraving is executed in a bold, high-relief style characteristic of late 17th-century Portuguese milled gold coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The quartinho belongs to a coinage system that Portugal effectively inherited from its colonial arithmetic — the moeda, half-moeda, quartinho, and their subdivisions were calibrated to facilitate trade across Brazil, Angola, and the Estado da Índia simultaneously. Pedro II's long reign, running from the end of the regency period through 1706, saw Lisbon's mint operating under persistent pressure from Brazilian gold beginning to reshape the entire monetary system, a flood that would become a torrent under João V.
The Lisboa mint distinguished its output from Bahia and later Rio de Janeiro by strike quality and die preparation standards that were generally more consistent — though the quartinho, as the smallest gold denomination, shows the most variation in centering across the series.