BRAZIL - JOHN V December 9, 1706 - July 31, 1750 - Lot 496

Lot n° 496
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BRAZIL - JOHN V December 9, 1706 - July 31, 1750 - Lot 496
BRAZIL - JOHN V December 9, 1706 - July 31, 1750 IOANNES. V. D. G. PORT. ET. ALG. REX. Coat of arms of Portugal** crowned and accosted by 20000 and ***** between four trefoils. R/. *IN* HOC* SIGNO* VINCES*. Cross pattee cantoned by four M's. Above, year between two trefoils. Raised rim. ** Fr 34 20000 Reis d'or 1727 Minas Gerais. (53,69 g) Superb. ** The traditional Portuguese monarchical coat of arms argent with five azure escutcheons each charged with five silver bezants, on a gules bordure charged with seven gold castles. The five azure escutcheons symbolize the five Muslim kings defeated by King Afonso Henriques at the Battle of Ourique in 1139; the five bezants on each escutcheon represent the stigmata of Christ; and the castles symbolize the seven castles of the Moorish kingdom of Algarve, the last part of mainland Portugal to be conquered in 1249.
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