Brazil 1909 40 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is a copper forty réis of the United States of Brazil, struck 1889-1912. It is accompanied by a similar twenty réis (KM 490). The forty réis, a descendant of the forty réis of colonial times, ceased production after 1912 and was replaced in 1918 by a copper-nickel fifty réis.

Recorded mintage: 4,226,000, a common date.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 491.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.
• Amato, Claudio, Irlei S. Neves and Arnaldo Russo, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 12a ed. Sao Paulo, 2008.

Link to:

• 1908 40 réis
• 1909 1000 réis
• 1909 10,000 réis
• 1909 20,000 réis
• 1910 20 réis
• Coins and currency dated 1909
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