Brazil 1937 5000 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

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 Alberto Santos Dumont and was issued 1936-38. It is the last silver coin struck for circulation in Brazil. The réis was abolished in 1942 with the reform of the coinage in that year.

Wikipedia comments, "Alberto Santos-Dumont (20 July 1873 – 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut, sportsman, inventor, and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air aircraft."

Recorded mintage: 414,000.

Specification: 10 g, 0.600 fine silver, 27.6 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 543.

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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• 1936 100 réis, Tamandaré
• 1936 200 réis, Viscount of Mauá
• 1936 400 réis, Oswaldo Cruz
• 1936 2000 réis, Caxias
• 1936 5000 réis, Alberto Santos Dumont
• 1937 100 réis, Tamandaré
• 1937 200 réis, Viscount of Mauá
• 1937 300 réis, Carlos Gomes
• 1937 400 réis, Oswaldo Cruz
• 1937 500 réis, Diogo Antônio Feijó
• 1937 1000 réis, José de Anchieta
• 1938 100 réis
• 1938 200 réis, Getulio Vargas
• 1938 300 réis, Getulio Vargas
• 1938 400 réis, Getulio Vargas
• 1938 500 réis, Diogo Antônio Feijó
• 1938 2000 réis, Caxias
• 1939 500 réis, Joaquim Machado de Assis
• 1939 1000 réis, Tobias Barreto
• 1939 2000 réis, Floriano Peixoto
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