1820-R, Brazil (Empire), John VI. Silver 960 Reis Coin. NGC AU-58!
Mint Year: 1820 (R) Reference: KM-326.1. Mint Place: Rio de Janeiro (R) Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as AU-58! Denomination: 960 Reis (struck on a spanish colonial 8 reales host coin!) Material: Silver (.896) Weight: 27.07gm Diameter: 41mm
Obverse: Crown above, value (960) , date (1820) and mintmark (*R*) within wreath. Legend: JOANNES . D.G . PORT . BRAS . ET . ALG . REX .
Reverse: Globe with parallels and meridians with band around on large cross Jerusalem. Legend (motto): SUBQ . SIGN . NATA STAB . Expanded: SUBQ(uo) SIGN(o) NATA STAB" (it) Tranlsated: "For this sign you shall stand!"
John VI (13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826) (Portuguese João), the Clement (Port. o Clemente), King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (later changed to just King of Portugal and the Algarves, after Brazil was recognized independent in 1825) was born in Lisbon in 1767. John was the 27th (or 28th according to some historians) Portuguese monarch.