Brazil Portugal 22K Gold Coin Testament to an Empire in an Heirloom Pendant

Please Note: This is an authentic Portuguese Treasure Coin, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description.

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Portugal Gives Birth to “The Age of Discovery”

When thinking of great explorers and empires of the past, the names that spring to mind are Alexander the Great, the Roman Empire, Columbus, Great Britain, Sir Francis Drake, and perhaps the Dutch… but would it surprise you to know that Europe’s longest-lived empire, and the country and its country-men who discovered much of the world for Europe is, in fact, Portugal.

At the dawn of the modern age in the early 1400’s, the son of Portugal’s King Joao I, Prince Henry the Navigator, spearheaded the exploration of the world, becoming the principal sponsor and patron of Portuguese exploration efforts.  Soon, Portuguese vessels were sailing the Atlantic Ocean, discovering the Atlantic archipelagos including the Azores, Madeira and Cape Verde.

Your 22K Gold 4000 Reis Coin:

• Denomination: 4000 Reis 
• Date: 1774
• Ruler: Joseph I - 1750-1777
• Mint: Lisbon, Portugal
• Obverse (Front): The Crowned Arms of Portugal - in Latin: JOSEPHUS I D.G. PORTUG REX (Joseph I, by the Grace of God King of Portugal)
• Reverse (Back): St. George's Crusader Cross - Latin: ET BRASILIÆ DOMINVS ANNO (and Lord of Brazil, year 1774) 
• Coin Metal: 22K Gold
• Bezel Metal: 14K Gold
• Articulating Nautical Shackle Bail Interior Diameter: Will accommodate chain or leather necklace up to 6.2 mm
• Pendant size including bezel: 1 1/4” Across, 1 3/4” Tall - pendant the width of a 50 cent piece

Robert's Notes: This piece is stunning, almost uncirculated. A testament of being hidden away for hundreds of years. It's hard to get anymore fine a quality coin as this one.

This coin features St. George's Crusader cross. 

You can still see original the mint luster in between the letters. This coin was struck in Portugal but was found in Brazil.

From their initial voyages, the Portuguese built an empire throughout the world – territories that are now a part of 53 different sovereign states.  The Portuguese Empire spanned nearly 600 years, from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the grant of sovereignty to East Timor in Southeast Asia in 2002.

Your In Hoc Signo Vinces Coin Pendant comes with:

1. Our 100% Authentic Lifetime Guarantee
2. A Detailed, Multi-Page Certificate of Authenticity Researched and Written by Robert Lewis Knecht
3. Treasure Hunters Gazette Booklet
4. Min Museum Display for when you are not wearing it
5. A Treasure Jewelry Care Card