BRAZIL 

KM 651

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Dates Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge - Lettered Composition Rotation
1998-2001 50 centavos 23.0 9.25 2.85 Lettering:  "* ORDEM E PROGRESSO * BRASIL" Copper-Nickel Coin
2002 - 50 centavos 23.0 6.8 2.85 Stainless steel Coin
Obverse Reverse
Portrait of José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior (1845-1912), Baron of Rio Branco – Brazilian statesman, diplomat and historian, considered the symbol of diplomacy in Brazil, surrounded by title of state and by a scene allusive to the expansion of Brazil’s foreign policy and the solidification of the national borders.

 

On the left, background diagonal lines make the facial value prominent, followed by "CENTAVOS" and the year of minting.