fwo_773469 - PORTUGAL - KINGDOM OF PORTUGAL - JOHN VI THE CLEMENT 1/2 Tostao (50 Reis) n.d. Lisbonne
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Type : 1/2 Tostao (50 Reis)
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Lisbonne
Quantity minted : 102027
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 917 ‰
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,55 g.
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : JOANNES. VI. D. G. PORT. BRASIL. ET. ALG. REX.
Obverse description : XXXX sous une couronne.
Reverse
Reverse legend : + IN. HOC. SIGNO. VINCES.
Reverse description : Croix cantonnée de rosettes.
Reverse translation : (Par ce signe tu vaincras).
Historical background
PORTUGAL - KINGDOM OF PORTUGAL - JOHN VI THE CLEMENT
(1792-1816-1826)
Jean VI (05/13/1767-03/10/1826) is the son of Pierre III (1717-1786) and Marie I (1734-1816). Regent when his mother went mad in 1792, John VI had to flee in 1807 when Junot's troops invaded Portugal and occupied Lisbon. The prince finds refuge in Brazil with the entire royal family. John VI does not return to Portugal until 1821. Brazil obtains independence in 1822. John dies in 1826.
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