Brazil 1979 20 centavos

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. The cruzeiro itself was replaced in 1967 by the "novo cruzeiro," worth 1000 old cruzeiros. The "novo cruzeiro" lasted until 1985 and was replaced by the cruzado. This twenty centavos was struck in copper-nickel and stainless steel in large quantities 1967-79. It was accompanied by one, two, five, ten, fifty centavos and one cruzeiros, all in stainless steel.

Recorded mintage: 116,000,000.

Specification: 5.67 g, stainless steel, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 579.1a.

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:

• 1976 20 centavos
• 1976 cruzeiro
• 1979 centavo
• 1979 50 centavos
• 1979 cruzeiro
• Coins and currency dated 1979
• return to coins of Brazil