The question is, does it have a cross on the top of the crown or not. After staring at this feature for some time I have decided that more than likely, it is a cross. However, this cross has not had an easy go of it. Perhaps some clumsy person dropped it. The main vertical shaft is leaning strongly to the left, also the left crossbar is missing. The cross is but a tiny feature and overall, this a very nice old Brazilian coin.