Brazil 1774 20 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The minting of copper twenty réis or vintém began with in 1693 and continued steadily thru the eighteenth century. This specimen was struck at the Lisbon mint for Brazil in 1773-76. Many were countermarked in 1809 to raise their value to forty réis. Counterfeits are numerous but are collected alongside the genuine issues.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper; this specimen 14.7 g, 36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 175.2, Russo 129.

Source:

• Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.
• Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.
• Amato, Claudio, Irlei S. Neves and Arnaldo Russo, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 12a ed. Sao Paulo, 2008.
• Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.

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