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| Brazilian Gold Coins 6400 Reis |
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| Brazilian Gold Coins 6400 Reis or half Johanna Gold Coin |
Legend: MARIA . I . ET . PETRUS . III . D . G . PORT ET . ALG . REGES . / 1786 . R
Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms of the Portuguese Empire within foliage.
Mintage: 294,000 pcs.
Reference: Friedberg 76, Gomez 25.10, KM-199.2. R!
Weight: 14.3 gram of Gold (.917) - 0.4229 oz. AGW
Diameter: 32 mm
Joannes. A gold coin of Portugal, first issued in 1722 under John V from which ruler it obtains it name. Conf. Dobra; and for an account of its underrating see Chalmers (pp. 82, 396).
Maria I of Portugal
Maria I (English: Mary I) (17 December 1734 – 20 March 1816) was Queen of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves. Known as Maria the Pious (in Portugal), or Maria the Mad (in Brazil), she was the first undisputed Queen regnant of Portugal. Her reign would be a noteworthy one. With Napoleon's European conquests, her court, then under the direction of Prince Dom João, the Prince Regent, moved to the then Portuguese colony of Brazil. Later on, Brazil would be elevated from the rank of a colony to that of a Kingdom, the Kingdom of Brazil, with the consequential formation of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves.
Peter III of Portugal
Peter III (Portuguese: Pedro III (5 July 1717 – 25 May 1786) became King of the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves by the accession of his wife and niece Queen Maria I in 1777, and co-reigned alongside her until his death.