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20 Reais Discovery of Brazil
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | BRASIL 500 ANOS 1500 2000 (Translation: Brazil 500 Years 1500 2000) |
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| Mintage | 2000 - Case with 2 coins (5 Reais KM# 654; 20 Reais KM# 655) - 2000 - Proof - 6,558 |
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Issued as part of Brazil's official quincentennial commemorative program, this gold piece marks 500 years since Pedro Álvares Cabral made landfall on April 22, 1500 — though whether that landfall was accidental or a deliberate southward arc to avoid Atlantic doldrums remains debated by historians. The Casa da Moeda struck several denominations in both gold and silver for the series, with the gold issues produced in sharply limited quantities for collector sets rather than circulation.