| Issuer | Brazil |
| Year | 1873-1880 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 40 Réis |
| Currency | Real (1799-1942) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Dimensions | 30 mm |
| Thickness | 2.1 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Ernesto de Souza Reis Carvalho |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#479 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of Pedro II right, emperor of Brazil between 1831 and 1889. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | PETRUS II D.G.C.IMP. ET
PERP.BRAS.DEF
ESCR
1880 (Translation: Pedro the Second, by the Grace of God, Constitutional Emperor and Perpetual Defender of Brazil) |
| Reverse description | Crowned Coat of Arms. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 40 Rs |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1873 - - 3 750 000 1874 - - 890 000 1875 - - 1 208 000 1876 - - 549 000 1877 - - 465 000 1878 - - 1 223 000 1879 - - 2 771 000 1880 - - 1 569 000 |
| Catalog ID | 3576099070 |
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