Brazil 1969 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was by Brazil as part of second reform of the currency in 1967, the first occurring in 1942 when the réis was dropped for the cruzeiro. Additional reforms would occur in 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1994 as military misrule compounded corruption, social inequality, foreign debt and urban violence. The issue of 1969 was thinner and lighter than that of 1967. The final issue was that of 1975. Stainless steel was also used for the one, two, ten and fifty centavos.

Recorded mintage: 548,716,303 (the SCWC notes this includes issues of 1970-74 dated 1969 but also some dated 1967).

Specification: 2.70 g, stainless steel, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 577.2.

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.

Link to:

• 1967 centavo
• 1969 2 centavos
• 1970 10 centavos
• 1970 50 centavos
• 1970 cruzeiro
• Coins and currency dated 1969
• return to coins of Brazil