640 Reis 1809-1816 [Brazil]

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640 Reis 1809-1816 [Brazil]

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  • Country: Brazil
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 17.92 g
  • Metal: Silver
  • Fineness: 917
  • Designation: Ag
  • Denomination: 640 Reis
  • Currency unit: Reis
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Summary: KM# 256
  • G: 1183 ₽
  • Reverse
    Decorative raised denticles along the rim. In the central part, an armillary sphere on a background of a widened cross. Along the arc of the coin's edge, in the spaces between the ends of the cross, inscriptions in Latin: «SUBQ.», «SIGN.», «NATA», «STAB.», which translates as 'Under this sign he was born and will remain'. The symbol «R» in the center of the sphere is the mintmark of the Rio de Janeiro mint.
  • Obverse
    Along the rim: on the right, bottom, and left, an inscription in Latin «JOANNES. D. G. PORT. P. REGENS. ET. BRAS. D.», translating to 'John, by the Grace of God, Regent of Portugal and Brazil'. In the central part, the Coat of Arms of Portugal: a heraldic shield crowned with an imperial crown. In the central part of the shield, arranged in the shape of a cross, are 5 small shields, each with five bezants. Along the edges of the large shield is a wide border with seven castles. The heraldic shield is surmounted by the inscription «18 / 14» — the year of mintage 1814. At the level of the central part of the shield, arranged vertically: on the left, the horizontally placed digits «640» between two dots; on the right — three four-petaled flowers between two dots at the top and bottom.

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