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100 Réis Tamandaré
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1936-1938 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A large naval anchor with a chain occupies the central field, rendered in bold relief. The denomination '100 RÉIS' is inscribed across the anchor shank in large characters, with the word 'RÉIS' displayed vertically along the right side of the anchor. The legend 'BRASIL' curves along the upper portion of the coin, while the date appears at the upper right, all within a raised rim. Two decorative scroll-like cartouches flank the anchor's ring at the top, adding an ornamental naval character to the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | BRASIL 100 RÉIS 1938 (Translation: Brazil 100 Réis 1938) |
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The Tamandaré centenary series was commissioned under Getúlio Vargas as part of a broader push to construct a pantheon of Brazilian national heroes during the Estado Novo's consolidation period. Joaquim Marques Lisboa, Marquis of Tamandaré, commanded the Brazilian fleet during the Paraguayan War of 1864–1870 — the deadliest conflict in South American history, which killed an estimated 60–70% of Paraguay's total population.
The three-year run across 1936–1938 kept mintages modest. The Casa da Moeda do Brasil produced this denomination in copper-nickel rather than the cupronickel alloys common to earlier Brazilian minor coinage, a quiet materials shift that went largely unremarked at the time.