Description
Kingdom of Portugal, John V ‘the Magnanimous’, King of Portugal 1706-1750 AD, Gold 800 Reis or 1/16 Dobra (1.72g, 17mm), 1730, Lisboa mint. Obverse: Laureate head of King John V facing to the right, date below, legend surrounds, “IOANNES. V. D.G. PORT. ET. ALG. REX”. Reverse: Shield of Arms of the Kingdom of Portugal surmounted by Royal Crown and garnished with ornate mantle. KM-218. A lovely proclamation fractional, unfortunately ex-mount and with a few hairlines, details good Very Fine.
Although the Gold Johanna and Half Johanna were the chosen money pieces from the Portugeuse Empire mentioned within the Australian Proclamation document of 1800, the fractionals are accepted as part of the ‘wider series’, therefore, within Colonial Australia, the 800 Reis had a theoretical revaluation to Five Shillings.
The Obverse Latin legend reads “Joannes Quintus, Dei Gratia, Portucale et Algarve Rex”, which has an English translation of “John the Fifth, by the Grace of God, King of Portugal and Algarve”.