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| − | [[Image:Brazil 1945 20 centavos obv | + | [[Image:Brazil 1945 20 centavos obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] |
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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 with the [[Brazil 1943 10 centavos|ten]], twenty and [[Brazil 1945 50 centavos|fifty centavos]] featuring the bust of Vargas. The issues of 1942-43 are copper-nickel but later issues of 1943-47 are aluminum bronze. After Vargas' ouster, his portrait was dropped and figures of famous (and safely dead) Brazilians substituted. The cruzeiro itself survived only until 1967, the victim of uncontrolled inflation. | 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 with the [[Brazil 1943 10 centavos|ten]], twenty and [[Brazil 1945 50 centavos|fifty centavos]] featuring the bust of Vargas. The issues of 1942-43 are copper-nickel but later issues of 1943-47 are aluminum bronze. After Vargas' ouster, his portrait was dropped and figures of famous (and safely dead) Brazilians substituted. The cruzeiro itself survived only until 1967, the victim of uncontrolled inflation. | ||
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''Recorded mintage:'' 61,632,000 (highest mintage date). | ''Recorded mintage:'' 61,632,000 (highest mintage date). | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' aluminum bronze, 20 mm diameter. | + | ''Specification:'' 4 g, aluminum bronze, 20 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 556a. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 556a. | ||
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* [[Brazil 1943 10 centavos|1943 10 centavos]] | * [[Brazil 1943 10 centavos|1943 10 centavos]] | ||
* [[Brazil 1944 50 centavos|1944 50 centavos]] | * [[Brazil 1944 50 centavos|1944 50 centavos]] | ||
| + | * [[Brazil 1945 10 centavos|1945 10 centavos]] | ||
* [[Brazil 1945 50 centavos|1945 50 centavos]] | * [[Brazil 1945 50 centavos|1945 50 centavos]] | ||
* [[Brazil 1945 2 cruzeiros|1945 2 cruzeiros]] | * [[Brazil 1945 2 cruzeiros|1945 2 cruzeiros]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:44, 21 March 2024
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 with the ten, twenty and fifty centavos featuring the bust of Vargas. The issues of 1942-43 are copper-nickel but later issues of 1943-47 are aluminum bronze. After Vargas' ouster, his portrait was dropped and figures of famous (and safely dead) Brazilians substituted. The cruzeiro itself survived only until 1967, the victim of uncontrolled inflation.
Recorded mintage: 61,632,000 (highest mintage date).
Specification: 4 g, aluminum bronze, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 556a.
- 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.
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