Brazil 1965 10 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. The two cruzeiros of 1942-56 (KM 559) was aluminum bronze but was switched to aluminum (shown here) for 1957-61. The cruzeiro itself survived only until 1967, the victim of uncontrolled inflation. This one year type is worthless in all grades.

Recorded mintage: 46,057,000.

Specification: 2.15 g, aluminum, 23.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 572.

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.

Link to:

• 1961 cruzeiro
• 1961 2 cruzeiros
• 1965 20 cruzeiros
• 1965 50 cruzeiros
• 1967 centavo
• 1967 2 centavos
• 1967 10 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1965
• return to coins of Brazil