BRAZIL 

KM 652

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Date Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
1998-2001 1 real 27.0 7.84 1.95 Interrupted  serrations Inner part: Copper-Nickel Coin
Outer part: Brass
from 2002 1 real 27.0 7.0 1.95 Interrupted  serrations Inner part: Stainless Steel Coin
Outer part: Bronze plated Steel
Obverse Reverse
Portrait of the Republic in the inner part trespassing to the outer ring. This constitutes one of the safety elements of the coin. In the outer ring, there are a sample of marajoara art pattern and the legend - title of state.

In the outer ring, there is a sample of marajoara art pattern. In the inner part, the sphere is overlapped by a sash, which together with the South Cross is allusive to the National flag, followed by 'REAL' and the year of minting.

Marajó is an island located at the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil.