10 Réis - João V (Crown with 4 Arches; Lisbon)
Brazil • 10 Réis • Copper • 1715–1720
- Denomination
- 10 Réis
- Issuer
- Brazil
- Struck
- 1715–1720
- Composition
- Copper
- Currency
- Real
- Weight
- 7.17 g
- Diameter
- 31 mm
- Catalog refs
- KM 108 · Bentes 167.02-167.10
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Where it came from
The 10 Réis coin, struck in 1715 during the reign of João V, was produced at the Lisbon mint to serve the Portuguese colonial administration in Brazil. This period marked the height of the Brazilian gold rush, which fueled the Portuguese economy and necessitated a steady supply of low-denomination coinage to facilitate local commerce in an increasingly complex colonial trade network.
The design, characterized by the distinctive crown with four arches, reflects the formal, regal aesthetic preferred by the Portuguese monarchy to project authority and stability across the Atlantic. These coins were minted in copper, providing a utilitarian medium for daily transactions that contrasted with the vast quantities of gold and silver flowing back to the metropole, and they remain significant artifacts of the economic life in 18th-century Brazil.
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