2 Reais Bicentenary of Independence of Brazil

Issuer Brazil
Year 2022
Type Non-circulating coin
Value 2 Reais
Currency Real (1994-date)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight 10.17 g
Diameter 30 mm
Thickness 2.1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled, Colored
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#735
Obverse description Detail of the painting “Independence or Death”, by Pedro Américo, with emphasis on the image of Imperator D. Pedro I wielding his sword, at the moment of the Shout of Independence.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering BICENTENÁRIO DA INDEPENDÊNCIA - 1822 - 2022 - BRASIL
(Translation: Bicentenary of Independence - 1822 - 2022 - Brazil)
Reverse description An excerpt from the Independence Anthem and a green-yellow banner in motion. The colors green and yellow as a symbol of the country have their origins in Independence. Chosen by D. Pedro I, the colors come from the houses of Bragança and Habsburg and have been used on the country`s flag since the First Empire.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering 2 REAIS Já podeis, da Pátria filhos, Ver contente a mãe gentil, Já raiou a liberdade No horizonte do Brasil 2022
(Translation: 2 Reais You can now, children of the Fatherland, To see the kind mother happy, Freedom has already dawned On the horizon of Brazil 2022)
Edge Reeded
Mint
Mintage 2022 - Mintage in 4 issues of 10.000 coins - 40 000
Numisquare ID 1467743470
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