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200 Réis - Pedro II
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1886-1889 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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Brazil's shift to copper-nickel coinage in the 1880s was driven partly by chronic shortages of silver and partly by the practical failure of earlier bronze issues, which corroded badly in the humid coastal climate. These 200 réis pieces were struck in Belgium at the Brainel'Alleud facility — a subcontracting arrangement that reflected the Casa da Moeda's limited capacity during a period of significant monetary reform pressure. Pedro II's government was already politically embattled by the late 1880s; abolition passed in 1888, and the monarchy fell in November 1889, making the final strikes of this type among the last coins issued under the Empire.