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2 Reais Ayrton Senna
| Issuer | Banco Central do Brasil |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | 161 GPs · 65 POLE POSITIONS · 41 VITÓRIAS 2 REAIS BRASIL 1995 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued the year after Senna's death at Imola on May 1, 1994, this commemorative was authorized by the Banco Central do Brasil as part of a broader series honoring Brazilian cultural and sporting figures. The timing was deliberate — the coin entered the market while public grief was still acute, and demand from non-collectors drove premiums well above face value almost immediately.
KM#643 is occasionally confused with a later Brazilian silver issue in the same series, but the Senna piece remains the strongest seller of the group by secondary market volume.