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10 000 Réis - Pedro II
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 1853-1889 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The crowned coat of arms of the Second Brazilian Empire occupies the central field, depicted with fine engraved detail including the armorial bearings, mantling, and imperial crown above. A circumferential Latin legend arches across the upper portion of the reverse, divided into two segments flanking the shield: IN HOC SIG- on the left and -NO VINCES on the right, referencing the Constantinian motto. The overall design is formal and heraldic in character, consistent with the imperial imagery employed throughout Pedro II's reign. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Brazil's gold 10$000 réis series ran across the later decades of Pedro II's reign, a period when the empire was financing infrastructure expansion and increasingly dependent on British credit. These coins circulated alongside a chronically depreciated paper currency, which meant gold specie was routinely hoarded or exported rather than spent — a dynamic the imperial treasury never successfully resolved.
The .917 fineness aligns with the standard set by the 1846 monetary reform that pegged Brazilian gold coinage to a fixed relationship with the milréis after years of monetary disorder inherited from the Portuguese colonial system.