10 Centavos

€10,251.00
IssuerBrazil
Year1943-1947
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Centavos (0.10 BRZ)
CurrencyCruzeiro (1942-1967)
CompositionAluminium bronze (Cu 900, Al 80, Zn 20)
Weight3 g
Dimensions17.2 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: Orlando Moutinho Maia
Reverse: Benedicto de Araújo Ribeiro
In circulation to1 December 1964
Reference(s) KM#555a.1, KM#555a.2, AI Coins#v180, AI Coins#v183, Bentes#682.01, Bentes#682.11
Obverse descriptionPortrait of Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (1882-1954), facing left, President of Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and 1951 to 1954.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGETULIO VARGAS * BRASIL
Reverse descriptionDenomination between bars with star at the top. Date below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering* 10 CENTAVOS 1944
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1943  - KM#555a.1 (with initials) - 13 565 000
1944  - KM#555a.1 (with initials) - 12 617 000
1944  - KM#555a.2 (without initials) -
1945  - KM#555a.1 (with initials) - 24 674 000
1945  - KM#555a.2 (without initials) -
1946  - KM#555a.2 (without initials) - 35 159 000
1947  - KM#555a.2 (without initials) - 20 664 000
Catalog ID8886048710
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