Bust of d. Pedro I. In the background, D. Leopoldina, José Bonifácio and ministers in session of the Council of State that preceded the proclamation of the Independence of Brazil (scene from the painting `Sessão do Conselho de Estado` (Session of the Council of State), by Georgina de Albuquerque.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
BICENTENÁRIO DA INDEPENDÊNCIA - 1822 -
2022
BRASIL (Translation: Bicentenary of Independence - 1822 - 2022 Brazil)
Reverse description
Current Brazil flag on top, face value, excerpt from the Independence Anthem, date below
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
5
REAIS
Já podeis, da Pátria filhos,
Ver contente a mãe gentil,
Já raiou a liberdade
No horizonte do Brasil
2022 (Translation: 5 Reais You can now, children of the Fatherland, To see the kind mother happy, Freedom has already dawned On the horizon of Brazil 2022)
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Casa da Moeda do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1694-date) P Casa da Moeda do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1694-date)