Brazil 1992 5000 cruzeiros

This specimen was struck to honor the bicentennial of the death of Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (called "Tiradentes" by his enemies), who led an early anti-Portuguese rebellion, for which he was captured, hanged and quartered. It was issued while the "cruzeiro" was in use (1990-93). The currency would be reformed twice before the reform of 1994 finally stuck.

Recorded mintage: 10,000,000.

Specification: 9.95 g, stainless steel, 31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 625.

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:

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• Coins and currency dated 1992
• return to coins of Brazil
• Wikipedia article on Tiradentes: [1]