40 Reis Kingdom of Portugal (1139-1910) Bronze

1834, Kingdom of Portugal, Maria II. Bronze 40 Reis (Pataco) Coin.

Mint Year: 1834 

Reference: KM-402. 

Denomination: 40 Reis (Pataco) 

Weight: 38.42gm 

Material: Bronze 

Diameter: 34mm

Obverse: Value (40) within wreath. Legend: PUBLICAE – UTILITATI * 1834 *     

Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms of Portugal. Legend: MARI . II . D . G . PORTUG . ET . ALG . REGINA 

Dona Maria II (4 April 1819 – 15 November 1853) “the Educator” (Portuguese: "a Educadora") or “the Good Mother” (Portuguese: "a Boa Mãe"), reigned as Queen of Portugal from 1826 to 1828, and again from 1834 to 1853. Born in Rio de Janeiro, she was the first child of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil and his first wife, Empress Maria Leopoldina and thus a member of the House of Braganza. One of the two surviving children born when Pedro was still heir apparent to Portugal, she inherited Portuguese titles and was placed in the line of succession to the former Portuguese throne, even after becoming a member of the Brazilian Imperial Family, from which she was excluded in 1835 after her definitive ascension to the Portuguese throne.