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100 Reis - Pedro II Trial Strike
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 1865 |
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| Composition | Silver plated copper |
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| Obverse description | Unadorned bare head of Emperor Pedro II facing left, rendered in high relief with finely engraved detail on the hair and full beard. The effigy is boldly modelled in a classical portrait style, with the emperor's wavy hair swept back and a prominent curled beard. No diadem or laurel wreath is present, emphasizing the naturalistic character of this trial portrait. The field is plain and unlettered, and the design is contained within a raised beaded border. The legend reading PETRUS II D. G. C. IMP. ET PERP. BRAS. DEF. is associated with this issue, though this obverse appears to carry the portrait without surrounding inscription. |
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| Obverse lettering | PETRUS II D. G. C. IMP. ET PERP. BRAS. DEF. |
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Trial strikes from the Casa da Moeda in the 1860s were produced to test proposed compositional changes as Brazil wrestled with chronic silver shortages and the mounting costs of the Paraguayan War, which began that same year. Silverplated copper was one of several substitutes evaluated but never adopted for general circulation — the 100 Réis denomination remained in bronze.