Catalog
XX Réis - Pedro V Countermarked with 'Small Crown'
| Issuer | Portuguese Colonial Administration (São Tomé and Príncipe) |
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| Year | 1854 |
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| Value | 20 Réis |
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| Obverse description | The obverse of the host coin displays a crowned royal cypher at centre, consisting of an ornate interlaced monogram surmounted by a Portuguese royal crown, struck in relief within a beaded inner circle. The date 1787 appears in the lower field beneath the cypher. A circular legend surrounds the design, reading MARIA I D G PORT ET ALG REGINA BRASILIÆ, rendered in Latin script. The overall composition is characteristic of late 18th-century Portuguese colonial coinage produced for Brazil. The applied 1854 'Small Crown' countermark of Pedro V may appear elsewhere on the coin surface, validating its revalued circulation in São Tomé and Príncipe. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of the host coin features a large armillary sphere at centre, depicted with meridian and parallel lines forming a globe-like grid, surmounted by a cross. The sphere is rendered in fine detail consistent with Portuguese colonial minting practice of the period. A circular legend surrounds the design, reading PECUNIA TOTUM CIRCUMIT ORBEM, a Latin motto translating as 'Money goes around the whole world.' The legend is separated by ornamental stops and rendered in evenly spaced Latin lettering. The overall design is typical of the XX Réis coinage struck for Portuguese Brazil in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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