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50 Centavos
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1943-1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (1882–1954), President of Brazil, depicted in civilian attire with a suit and tie, rendered in moderate relief. The effigy occupies the central field, with fine facial and sartorial detail characteristic of the period's medallic style. The legend GETULIO VARGAS arcs along the upper left periphery, while BRASIL curves along the upper right, separated by a five-pointed star at the apex. |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '50' dominates the central field in bold relief, with decorative double-line engraving within the digits. The word CENTAVOS is inscribed in a straight legend beneath the numeral, separated from the date by a horizontal line. The date appears in the lower portion of the field below the line. A small five-pointed star is positioned at the top of the field above the numeral. |
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Brazil's shift to aluminium bronze for this issue was a direct consequence of wartime metal shortages. The country had entered the Allied side in 1942 after German submarines sank several Brazilian merchant vessels, and the resulting mobilization placed pressure on copper and zinc reserves previously used for coinage.
The series ran through 1947, well past the armistice, reflecting how slowly peacetime metal supply chains normalized in South America.