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20 Centavos
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 1975-1979 |
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| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Additional information |
Brazil's shift to stainless steel for this denomination in 1975 came as part of a broader coinage reform driven by chronic metal cost pressures during the military government's so-called "economic miracle" period, which was already decelerating badly by mid-decade. The Casa da Moeda had previously struck the type in nickel-clad steel, and the transition created two catalogue-distinct varieties that are frequently conflated by generalist collectors.
The KM#579.1a designation separates this stainless issue from its predecessor — a distinction that matters more than it appears at face value given overlapping date ranges in dealer stock.