Joao V 400 Reis Gold Coins from Brazil and Portugal

Set Description
D. Joao (John) V was the ruler of Portugal from 1706 to 1750. Since Brazil was one of Portugal's colonies during this time, Joao was also the de facto king of Brazil during this time.

As I discussed in one of my journal posts, the Lisbon mint in Portugal served as the main mint and the other mints in Portugal and Brazil were effectively branch mints. Here I show the different types of 400 Reis gold coins that were minted by Portugal and Brazil during Joao's reign.

The first five 400 Reis gold coins that are shown below are referred to as Cruzado Novos or Pintos.
The Pintos are 14mm in diameter and weight 1.1g.

The Pinto obverses exhibit the denomination (400 Reis), a crown with a cross, the name of the ruler written below the crown, and ornaments like sprigs or branches with leaves.

The Pinto reverses include the year they were minted, a flanked (Jerusalem) cross with a single dot in the center, and either quatrefoils in the four quadrants of the cross on the coins from the Lisbon, Portugal mint, or the mint marks for the coins minted in Brazil. They also include the Latin phrase “IN HOC SIGNO VINCES”, which translates to either "In this sign thou shalt conquer" or "By this sign, conquer".

The first three coins, which were minted by the Lisbon mint without mint marks, come in two types. The first two coins are different dates of the 4 arch type (16 dates), and the third coin is an example of the 5 arch type (13 dates). Since the Portuguese Pintos were minted for many years, these two types are scarce, but can be found in high grades, like the ones shown below.

The other 5 coins were minted by either the Rio De Janeiro mint or the Minas Gerais (Vila Rica) mint, which are both located in Brazil. The 1725M (2 dates) and 1730R (1 date) coins are the same type of coins (Pintos) as the first 3 coins that are from the Lisbon mint,. The main difference is that the quatrefoils in the four quadrants of the cross on the coins from the Lisbon mint are replaced by MMMM and RRRR on the Pintos from Minas Gerias and Rio, respectively. Since Pintos were only minted for two years at the Minas Gerias mint and for one year at the Rio mint, the Minas Gerias type is rare and the Rio type is very rare.

The Minas Gerias and Rio mints also produced a second type of 400 Reis gold coin called the Cruzadinho. Portugal didn't produce this type of coin. The Cruzadinhos are the same diameter (14mm) as the previously discussed Pintos, but they are lighter (0.9g). Examples of this type are shown with the last three coins in the list below. The 1734R coin is a scarce type since there is only one date. The Minas Gerias mint produced coins for 4 years, so this type is more available. Both types of these coins can be obtained in uncirculated grades.

Although these are the last 400 Reis gold coins produced by the Brazil mints, the Lisbon mint continued producing Pintos until 1821. You can see all of the various types of Pintos produced by the Lisbon mint in the later years at https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/364386/

Set Goals
My goal, which I achieved, was to collect at least one of each type of coin minted by Brazil and Portugal during the reign of Joao V.