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5 Reais Discovery of Brazil
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | BRASIL 500 ANOS 1500 2000 (Translation: Brazil 500 Years 1500 2000) |
| Reverse description | Dramatic scene depicting the moment of discovery of Brazil as viewed from the shore of the newly encountered land. In the foreground, the figure of a standing indigenous inhabitant occupies the first plane, while in the background the fleet of Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral approaches under sail. Connecting the two planes compositionally are a flowing indigenous feather adornment and a compass rose, symbolizing the meeting of the New and Old Worlds. The denomination legend appears within the field. |
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| Mint | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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