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2000 Réis Independence Centennial
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| In circulation to | 1955 |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined effigies of Emperor Dom Pedro I and President Epitácio Pessoa facing left, rendered in high relief; Dom Pedro I appears in the background wearing imperial attire, while President Pessoa occupies the foreground. A cluster of five stars is positioned in the upper field above the portraits. The circular legend reads 'ACCLAM. DA INDEPENDENCIA' along the left arc and 'PRESID. DA REPUBLICA' along the right arc, with 'D. PEDRO I.' inscribed at lower left and 'EPITACIO PESSOA' at lower right flanking the busts. The national name 'BRASIL' is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | ACCLAM. DA INDEPENDENCIA PRESID. DA REPUBLICA D.PEDRO I. EPITACIO PESSOA BRASIL |
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Issued to mark the centenary of Brazilian independence from Portugal, this coin was part of a broader commemorative program surrounding the 1922 Exposição Internacional do Centenário, held in Rio de Janeiro. The exposition itself was conceived partly as a political project under President Epitácio Pessoa, intended to project Brazil onto the world stage at a moment of considerable internal instability — the tenentismo military revolts began that same year.
KM#523 saw relatively limited circulation, with most examples having been preserved from the outset as souvenirs of the centennial events.