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2 Cruzeiros
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1956 |
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| Thickness | 2.0 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device displays the Brazilian national coat of arms, featuring a five-pointed star overlaid on a radiant star burst, surrounded by a coffee branch on the left and a tobacco branch on the right, with a small shield at the base inscribed 'ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL' and the founding date '15 de Novembro de 1889'. The arms are rendered in fine detail in the medallic tradition. The circular legend 'REPUBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL' runs along the periphery, with a raised bead border framing the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL. (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil) |
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Brazil's mid-1950s coinage program coincided with the Kubitschek administration's aggressive industrialization push, during which monetary inflation was already beginning to erode the cruzeiro's purchasing power. Within a decade, cumulative inflation would force a denomination revaluation, rendering coins of this face value effectively worthless in circulation — which is why unworn examples are not difficult to find.