Genuine colonial Brazilian copper coin struck under Queen Maria I of Portugal, late 1700s. • Obverse: MARIA I D G legend around a crowned design in a beaded circle • Reverse: armillary sphere (a globe of rings), with the legend PECUNIA TOTUM CIRCUMIT ORBEM, "money goes around the whole world" • Size: c.37 x 31mm (oval flan) • Weight: 7.56g • Metal: copper Brazil was Portugal's richest colony, and these large coppers were the everyday money there. The armillary sphere was the symbol of Portugal's age of exploration. The flan is naturally oval, with a folded lip on one edge from striking, and it has attractive multicoloured toning on the sphere side. Photographs show the exact coin you will receive. Coin details have not been digitally added, reconstructed, enhanced or altered. Please examine all photographs carefully for condition. Posted in a protective coin flip. Stock ID: LT9-22