BRASILIEN 80 Reis Brazil 80 Réis 1828 Pedro I with 40 Réis countermark - copper - value halved 1833 to 1835 - KM 444 F-VF

Brazil, 80 Réis of 1828 in the name of emperor Pedro I, later given the 40 Réis countermark, copper.

Obverse: a round countermark with the figure 40, punched over the original value, inside a wreath of floral decoration. Legend PETRUS.I.D.G.CONST.IMP.ET.PERP.BRAS.DEF, written out as PETRUS I DEI GRATIA CONSTITUTIONALIS IMPERATOR ET PERPETUUS BRASILIÆ DEFENSOR, which means Pedro I, by the grace of God constitutional emperor and perpetual defender of Brazil. In the outer field stands the date 1828 between ornaments.

Reverse: a crowned shield with an armillary sphere within a wreath. Legend IN + HOC + SIGNO + VINCES, in this sign you will conquer.

References: KM 444

Brazil became independent from Portugal in 1822 and Pedro I was the first emperor. He abdicated in 1831 in favour of his son Pedro II, who was still a child, so a regency governed in his name. On 10 August 1833 that regency made the mil réis the official unit of account by Law number 59. Between 1833 and 1835 the copper small change was brought into line across the country by giving circulating pieces countermarks of 10, 20 and 40 réis. Those marks halved the face value, and so this 80 Réis became a piece of 40 Réis. The date 1828 and the countermark therefore lie a number of years apart.

A large copper coin that still shows both of its lives.

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