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5 Reais Olympic Games Rio 2016 - Rowing / Heliconia
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Weight | 27 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a scenic view of the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas with rowers in competition on the water, set against the distinctive silhouette of Corcovado Mountain in the background. The composition integrates the official Rio 2016 Olympic Games logo in the field, lending an emblematic character to the design. The legend BRASIL appears along the lower portion of the coin, inscribed in Latin characters. The scene is rendered in fine relief, capturing the natural landscape and sporting action in a detailed pictorial style. |
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| Obverse lettering | Rio 2016 BRASIL (Translation: Rio 2016 Brazil) |
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Brazil issued a sprawling series of silver commemoratives for the 2016 Rio Games, pairing each sport with a native plant species — a deliberate nod to Brazilian biodiversity at a moment when the country's environmental record was under international scrutiny. The heliconia, a tropical flowering plant native to the Americas, was selected as this coin's botanical counterpart to rowing.
Casa da Moeda do Brasil struck the Olympic series across 2014–2016, contracting with the IOC under the official licensing program that required a portion of proceeds to fund the organizing committee directly.