Catalog
1 Real Flat Disc 2nd. Family
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Currency | Real (1994-date) |
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| Reverse description | Reverse identical to the obverse in appearance, presenting a completely blank and unadorned bimetallic flat disc with no design, inscription, or device of any kind. The bronze-plated steel ring surrounds the plain stainless steel center, with both elements showing the characteristic surface texture of an untreated planchet. As a flat disc pattern piece, this face confirms the uniform blank specification intended for the second family 1 Real coinage, serving as a technical reference for mint quality control purposes. |
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| Mint | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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Brazil's second-family bimetallic Real coinage followed the stabilization brought by the Plano Real of 1994, one of the few successful cold-turkey currency reforms in Latin American history — it broke hyperinflation running above 2,000% annually by introducing a transitional currency unit before the Real itself launched. The flat disc format of this family preceded the wave-edged and then the current wavy-border designs, each change driven partly by counterfeiting pressure and partly by vending machine compatibility standards adopted across the Brazilian market in the early 2000s.