Brazil 1945 2 cruzeiros

from the Mountain Groan Collection

In 1942, during the presidency of Getulio Vargas, the réis was dropped as a unit of currency after 400 years and the cruzeiro adopted. To mark the occasion, all new coins were released with the ten, twenty and fifty centavos featuring the bust of Vargas. The two cruzeiros of 1942-56 was aluminum bronze but was switched to aluminum (KM 571) for 1957-61. It has little collector value except in Uncirculated. The cruzeiro itself survived only until 1967, the victim of uncontrolled inflation.

Recorded mintage: 32,544,000.

Specification: 7.4 g, aluminum-bronze, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 559.

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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