Brazil 1975 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is the first coin issued by Brazil as part of the F.A.O. series. Few South American countries issued F.A.O. coins but Brazil issued a large number of one, two and five centavos for F.A.O. in the 1975-78 period. A regular issue five centavos (KM 577.2) also exists for 1975. The coin's reverse features a zebu cow, a variety more resistant to tropical diseases.

Recorded mintage: 44,500,000.

Specification: stainless steel.

Catalog reference: KM 587.1.

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:

• 1970 50 centavos
• 1970 cruzeiro
• 1972 20 cruzeiros, sesquicentennial of independence
• 1972 300 cruzeiros
• 1974 10 centavos
• 1975 centavo F.A.O.
• 1975 2 centavos F.A.O.
• 1975 50 centavos
• 1976 20 centavos
• 1976 cruzeiro
• Coins and currency dated 1975