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20 Reais Ayrton Senna
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Currency | Real (1994-date) |
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| Reverse description | The central field features outline maps of two iconic Formula One circuits closely associated with Senna: the Circuit de Monaco (upper) and the Autodromo José Carlos Pace at Interlagos (lower), each labelled with their respective names MÔNACO and INTERLAGOS. In the lower right portion of the field, two overlapping chequered racing flags are depicted in relief. The peripheral legend 161 GPs · 65 POLE POSITIONS · 41 VITÓRIAS encircles the upper rim, recording Senna's career statistics, while the denomination 20 REAIS appears along the lower rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued the year after Senna's death at Imola on May 1, 1994, this commemorative was part of Brazil's broader national mourning that saw the government declare three days of official grief — an honor previously reserved for heads of state. The Banco Central do Brasil authorized the gold issue almost immediately after his death, making it one of the faster official memorial coinages in Brazilian numismatic history.
The .900 fineness matches the standard the Brazilian mint had used for its earlier commemorative gold program through the late 1980s and early 1990s.