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2 Reais Flight of 14 Bis
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a portrait of Alberto Santos Dumont, the pioneering Brazilian aviator known as 'The Father of Aviation,' occupying the left side of the coin in high relief. To the right, the denomination 2 REAIS is prominently displayed in the field, accompanied by the facsimile signature of Santos Dumont, the inventor of the 14-Bis aircraft. The overall composition balances the figurative portrait with the typographic elements in a clean, modern design befitting a commemorative issue. |
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| Mintage | 2006 - Proof - 4,000 |
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The 14-Bis was the aircraft Alberto Santos-Dumont flew at Bagatelle field outside Paris on October 23, 1906 — the first powered, heavier-than-air flight officially witnessed and verified by the Aéro-Club de France. Brazil has long contested the Wright Brothers' 1903 Kitty Hawk flight on the grounds that it relied on a catapult launch, making Santos-Dumont's unassisted takeoff the legitimate first. This coin was issued on the centennial of that flight, a date Brazil treats as a genuine national milestone in aviation history rather than a footnote to an American story.