Brazil 1896 100 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This is a copper-nickel hundred réis of the United States of Brazil. It is much scarcer in nice condition than the SCWC indicates, even tho the type was struck 1889 and 1893-1900. The 100 réis gradually shrank (KM 503, KM 518, KM 527, KM 536 and KM 544) until its abolition in 1942 with the reform of the coinage in that year.

Recorded mintage: 3,390,000.

Specification: 9.8 g, copper-nickel, 27.1 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 492.

Source:

• Amato, Claudio, Irlei S. Neves and Arnaldo Russo, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 12a ed. Sao Paulo, 2008.
• 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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• 1893 100 réis
• 1896 200 réis
• 1896 2000 réis
• 1896 20,000 réis
• 1898 100 réis
• Coins and currency dated 1896
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