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| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1853-1866 |
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| Diameter | 30 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the denomination numeral 1000 enclosed within a wreath of laurel branches tied at the base, with decorative foliate ornaments above and below the numeral within the wreath. The peripheral legend, separated from the wreath by a plain inner border, reads PETRUS II D.G. CONST. IMP. ET PERP. BRAS. DEF., identifying the emperor by his Latin title. The date appears in the lower exergual area below the wreath. The entire design is surrounded by a finely milled border. |
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| Reverse description | The arms of the Brazilian Empire occupy the central field, comprising a shield charged with an armillary sphere set against a horizontally striped background, encircled by a ring of nineteen stars representing the provinces of the Empire. The shield is surmounted by an imperial crown with elaborate jeweled arches. Flanking the shield are two symmetrical branches — a coffee branch to the left and a tobacco branch to the right — tied at the base with a ribbon. The peripheral legend IN HOC SI- -GNO VINCES arcs across the upper field, interrupted at the apex by a small cross ornament. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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