Republic of the United
States of Brazil (1889-1967)
Notice
GIRARDET
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Guanabara Bay having, on the right, a female figure seated with her left arm supported on a wheel and, with her right hand, she offers flowers to Mercury. At the top, the emblem of the Trade Association, flanked by two cherubs wrapped in drapery: one cherub holds a trumpet and the other a light clasp. In exergo, the weapons of the city of Rio de Janeiro
Two-story building with human figures on top. In the upper arch, an inscription in three lines. Separated by a bar, a cog, an anchor, a caduceus and a cornucopia over a palm and oak branches. Below, the date.
Reverse lettering
Associação Comercial do Rio de Janeiro /
7-5-1880 / 7-9-1906 (Translation: Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro / 7-5-1880 / 7-9-1906)
