Brazil 1889 20 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is a copper twenty réis of the United States of Brazil, struck 1889-1912. It is accompanied by a similar forty réis (KM 491). Despite the low mintage, it is catalogued as a common date. The twenty réis, a descendant of the twenty réis of colonial times, ceased production after 1912 and was replaced in 1918 by a copper-nickel twenty réis.

Recorded mintage: 630,000.

Specification: 7.49 g, bronze, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 490.

Source:

• Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed., Sao Paulo, 2015.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.

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