| Issuer | Brazil |
| Year | 1948-1956 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 20 Centavos (0.20 BRZ) |
| Currency | Cruzeiro (1942-1967) |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze (90% Copper, 8% Aluminium, 2% Zinc) |
| Weight | 4.0 g |
| Dimensions | 19.26 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Leopoldo Campos |
| In circulation to | 13 February 1967 |
| Reference(s) | KM#562, Schön#67 |
| Obverse description | Bust of author and lawyer Ruy Barbosa (1849-1923) facing left |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ·RUI
BARBOSA· * BRASIL· (Translation: ·Rui Barbosa· * Brazil·) |
| Reverse description | Denomination above line, date below, star above line |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 20 CENTAVOS ------------- 1955 |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1948 - Mintage Includes KM556a (1948) - 39 450 000 1949 - - 24 805 000 1950 - - 15 145 000 1951 - - 14 964 000 1952 - - 10 942 000 1953 - - 25 585 000 1954 - - 16 477 000 1955 - - 25 122 000 1956 - - 6 716 000 |
| Catalog ID | 6596184250 |
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