Gold ingot from Vila Rica, 1796
Production Place
Vila Rica
Ruler
D. Maria I
Production Date
1796
Materials
Gold
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From the late 17th century on, with the successive discoveries of gold, Brazil went from being a country with a chronic shortage of means of payment to one with an over-abundance. Gold, in many forms, circulated as money: gold dust, coined specie, and also as ingots, duly stamped with indications of authenticity and quality.
From the late 17th century on, with the successive discoveries of gold, Brazil went from being a country with a chronic shortage of means of payment to one with an over-abundance. Gold, in many forms, circulated as money: gold dust, coined specie, and also as ingots, duly stamped with indications of authenticity and quality.
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