The Real was introduced in July 1994 as the centerpiece of the Plano Real, the stabilization program engineered largely by Fernando Henrique Cardoso — then finance minister — to end Brazil's years of chronic hyperinflation that had at one point reached nearly 2,500% annually. The bimetallic format adopted for this denomination was a deliberate anti-counterfeiting measure, not an aesthetic choice.
The 2002 date marks the transition from the original KM#652 specification, with the revised alloy composition distinguishing this type from its predecessor.
The Real was introduced in July 1994 as the centerpiece of the Plano Real, the stabilization program engineered largely by Fernando Henrique Cardoso — then finance minister — to end Brazil's years of chronic hyperinflation that had at one point reached nearly 2,500% annually. The bimetallic format adopted for this denomination was a deliberate anti-counterfeiting measure, not an aesthetic choice.
The 2002 date marks the transition from the original KM#652 specification, with the revised alloy composition distinguishing this type from its predecessor.