Brazil 1935 1000 reis

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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This is one of a series of circulating commemoratives issued in the 1920's and 1930's which today form an interesting but inexpensive set. This particular one commemorates José de Anchieta and was issued 1935 only. The réis was abolished in 1942 with the reform of the coinage in that year.

Wikipedia comments, "José de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo, SJ (Joseph of Anchieta; 19 March 1534 – 9 June 1597) was a Canarian Jesuit missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. ...Anchieta was one of the founders of São Paulo in 1554 and of Rio de Janeiro in 1565. He is ...considered the father of Brazilian literature."

Recorded mintage: 136,000.

Specification: 8 g, aluminum bronze, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 535.

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, 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.

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