100 Réis

€10,242.00
IssuerBrazil
Year1938-1942
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value100 Réis
CurrencyReal (1799-1942)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight2.53 g
Dimensions16.87 mm
Thickness1.4 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: Leopoldo Alves Campos
Reverse: Orlando Moutinho Maia
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#544
Obverse descriptionPortrait of Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (1882-1954), President of Brazil, first as dictator, from 1930 to 1945, and in a democratically elected term from 1951 until his suicide in 1954.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGETULIO VARGAS
Reverse descriptionDenomination above date encircled by Marajoara decoration collar.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBRASIL 100 RÉIS 1940
EdgeIndented
Mint
Mintage1938  - - 8 106 000
1940  - - 8 797 000
1942  - deeper yellow cast due to higher copper percentage - 1 285 000
Catalog ID9762864440
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