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0 Real Pope Leo XIV
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Real (1994-date) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Pope Leo XIV at right, set against a central vignette of the papal coat of arms bearing the motto 'IN ILLO UNO UNUM'. The country name 'REPÚBLICA FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL' appears at upper left with the issuing date '25-01' below; face value '0' is repeated in the upper corners and at lower left, with the denomination in words also at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | Left vignette comprises three architectural and botanical landmarks: Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, the National Congress Palace in Brasília, and the Botanical Garden of Curitiba. At right, a tree vignette accompanied by allegorical heads representing indigenous, African, and European peoples. Country name at upper left; a six-digit serial number with two-letter prefix appears on the face; face value '0' in numerals at both upper corners and in words at lower right; a signature with title at the left edge and printer logo at the right edge. |
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This is an unofficial commemorative novelty item, not a legal tender banknote issued by the Banco Central do Brasil. Brazil has no denomination called the "Real Pope Leo XIV," and no such note exists within any recognized Pick catalog series. Jorge Mario Bergoglio's successor, Robert Francis Prevost, was elected as Pope Leo XIV in May 2025 — Prevost being American-born but having spent formative years in Peru, which gives him a meaningful Latin American connection that likely inspired this piece's association with Brazil.