Issuing authority
Brazil
Empire of Brazil from 1822, republic from 1889.
- Kind
- state
- Region
- South America, South America
- Recorded period
- 1822 – present
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
16
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
16 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1824 – 1973
16 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
1
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (16)
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
80 reis of the Empire of Brazil of D. Pedro I, 1824
1824
Copper coin. Obverse: between two tied branches, crowned coat of arms of Brazil. Reverse: within a circle of flowers, value indication: 80. In legend at bottom, year with letter R [= Rio] to its right. Milled edge in groove. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5314; its record gives material re…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Brazil, D. Pedro I, 20 reis, 1827 R
1827
Copper coin. Obverse: between two tied branches, crowned coat of arms of Brazil. Reverse: within a circle of flowers, no longer visible value indication: 40, upon which a circular countermark with new value indication: 20 has been applied in a horizontally hatched field. In legend at bottom, year with letter R [= Ri…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Brazil, D. Pedro I, 40 reis, 1827 R
1827
Copper coin. Obverse: between two tied branches, crowned coat of arms of Brazil. Reverse: within a circle of flowers, no longer visible value indication: 80, upon which a circular countermark with new value indication: 40 has been applied in a horizontally hatched field. In legend at bottom, year with letter R [= Ri…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Brazil, D. Pedro I, 40 reis, 1828 C
1828
Copper coin. Obverse: between two tied branches, crowned coat of arms of Brazil. Reverse: within a circle of flowers, value indication: 40. In legend at bottom, year with letter C [= Cuiaba] to its right. Plain edge. Struck in Cuiaba, Mato Grosso. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5320; its r…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
20 reis of the Empire of Brazil of D. Pedro II, (1833)
1833
Copper, oval-shaped coin, a 40-reis coin rendered unusable by a roller. Obverse: a still somewhat visible crowned coat of arms of Brazil between two tied branches. Reverse: a circular countermark with value indication: 20 in a horizontally hatched field. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as K…
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Government of Brazil; Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Bull's Eye issue
1843
The Bull's Eye issue, known in Portuguese as the Olho-de-boi, comprises the inaugural postage stamps released by Brazil. Issued on 1 August 1843, they marked Brazil as only the second country globally, following the United Kingdom, to introduce postage stamps valid for postal conveyance throughout an entire nation r…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Patacão of 2000 reis of the Empire of Brazil of D. Pedro II, 1852
1852
Silver coin. Obverse: within a circle of flowers, value indication: 2000. In legend at bottom, year. Reverse: between two tied branches, crowned coat of arms of Brazil. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5323; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique strikin…
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Heritage Auctions via Numista
banknotes
5000 Réis, Brazil, 1890 (Pick 18)
1890
This 5000 Réis note was issued in Brazil, dated 1890. It belongs to the Real (1799-1942) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967). It measures 178 × 70 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the t…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Brazil, 200 reis, 1901
1901
Copper-nickel coin. Obverse: within a ring of stars, bust of a woman with Phrygian cap facing right. Reverse: on a leafy branch, a star applied upon a wreath of two branches, below which a banner with inscription. Below that, year: MCMI. Above the star in two lines, value indication: 200 réis. Plain edge. The Rijksm…
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Rogbert via Numista
banknotes
10 000 Réis, Brazil, 1907 (Pick 33)
1907
This 10 000 Réis note was issued in Brazil, dated 1907. It belongs to the Real (1799-1942) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967). It measures 175 × 77 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the…
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Heritage Auctions via Numista
banknotes
5000 Réis, Brazil, 1913 (Pick 24)
1913
This 5000 Réis note was issued in Brazil, dated 1913. It belongs to the Real (1799-1942) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967). It measures 160 × 74 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the t…
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Heritage Auctions via Numista
banknotes
2000 Réis, Brazil, 1919 (Pick 14)
1919
This 2000 Réis note was issued in Brazil, dated 1919. It belongs to the Real (1799-1942) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967). It measures 150 × 68 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the t…
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Wilson Roberto Vasques Nunes via Numista
banknotes
2000 Réis, Bank of Brazil, Brazil, 1923 (Pick 111)
1923
This 2000 Réis note was issued in Brazil by the Bank of Brazil, dated 1923. It belongs to the Real (1799-1942) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967). It measures 125 × 64 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World P…
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Rogbert via Numista
banknotes
10 000 Réis, Brazil, 1927 (Pick 103)
1927
This 10 000 Réis note was issued in Brazil, dated 1927. It belongs to the Real (1799-1942) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967). It measures 170 × 80 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the…
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Central Bank of Brazil
banknotes
Brazil cruzeiro and cruzado banknotes
1942-1994
Brazil issued multiple series of banknotes across successive monetary reforms prior to the adoption of the modern real, including the cruzado and the cruzeiro real. These paper currencies were introduced to recalibrate circulation amidst rapid economic changes and facilitate accounting. The cruzado was established i…
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Post of Brazil via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
National Folklore Festival issue, Brazil, 1973
1973
The National Folklore Festival issue is a single postage stamp released in Brazil on 22 August 1973. The StampWorld catalogue lists 1 stamp in the issue (StampWorld number 1405). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 0.40(Cr) multicoloured. Perforation: 11½. No watermark is recorded. The illustration shows o…
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Entries by catalogue category
- Banknotes7
- Modern World Coins7
- Postage Stamps2
Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.
Dated entries by century
- 19th century8
- 20th century8
Only the 16 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Paper6
- Copper5
- Nickel1
- Silver1
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
Confidence of the published entries
- Well documented1
- Documented15
Confidence reflects how well the sources support each entry's identification, not the object's quality or importance.
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