1936 - 1938 Series illustrious Brazilian
Autor: Decio Escobar Oliveira Ladislau | Publicado: 2012-05-29T19:58:00-07:00


Law Nr. 128 of december 6, 1935 regulated the coinage of new coins and prescribed the value, the weight, the diameter, the silver content and the composition of the alloys. Decree Nr. 565 of december 31, 1935 confirmed the coinage of coins of 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 1000, 2000, and 5000 réis and defined whose busts should appear on the coins. Since 1936 the mint began to strike a complete series of these new coins with images of well known Brazilians. The coins of 500 and 1000 réis from this series of coins are identical from the ones minted in the year 1935 but they are of a slightly lesser weight. Since 1936 the coins of 2000 réis are struck in Aluminium-bronze and are of a different type.&nbsp;

The new coin of 100 réis shows admiral Tamandaré (1808-1897), foundr of the Brazilian navy. The coin of 200 réis has the image of the viscount of Mauá (1803-1889). He constructed the first railway in Brazil that connected Rio de Janeiro with Petropolis. The coin of 300 réis shows Carlos Gomes (1836-1896), composer and the coin of 400 réis Oswaldo Cruz (1872-1917), micro-biologist.&nbsp;Finally the coin of 5000 réis shows an image of Santos Dumont (1873-1932), an aviation pioneer of the early years. The designs for the coins were from the three ex-students of the engraver Girardet: Walter Rodriques Toledo (initials WT), Calmon Barreto de Sá Carvalho (initials CB) e Leopoldo Alves de Campo (initials LC).&nbsp;



100 réis copper-nickel KM#536













75% copper and 25% nickle, weight
4,50 gr.Obv: Admiral Tamandaré. Text: TAMANDARÉ and the initials CB of the
engraver Calmon Barreto de Sá Carvalho.Rev: Anchor and the value 100 RÉIS. Text:
Brazil and date. At the left tip of the anchor the initials WT of the engraver
Walter Rodriques Toledo.&nbsp;




200 réis&nbsp;copper-nickel&nbsp;KM#537





75% copper and 25% nickle, weight 6,00 gr.Obv: Viscount de Mauá. Text: MAUÁ and the initials LC of the engraver Leopoldo Alves de Campo.Rev: Steamtrain with benaeth it the value 200 RS. Text: BRAZIL and date, to the right of the train the initials LC of the engraver Leopoldo Alves de Campo.&nbsp;



300 réis copper-nickel&nbsp;KM#538







75% copper and 25% nickle, weight 8,00 gr.Obv: Carlos Gomes. Text: CARLOS GOMES and the initials LC of the engraver Leopoldo Alves de Campo.Rev: Harp and the value 300 RÉIS. Text: Brazil and date, at the left at the foot of the harp the initials LC of the engraverLeopoldo Alves de Campo.&nbsp;



400 réis copper-nickel&nbsp;KM#539





75% copper and 25% nickle, weight 10,00 gr.Obv: Oswaldo Cruz. Text: OSWALDO CRUZ.Rev: Oil lamp with beneath the value 400 RÉIS. Text: Brazil and date.&nbsp;



500 réis aluminium-bronze&nbsp;KM#540






90% copper, 8% aluminium and 2% zinc, weight 5,00 gr.Obv: António Diogo Feijó. Text: REGENTE FEIJÓ.Rev: Imperial pilar and the value 500 réis. Text: Brazil and date.&nbsp;



1000 réis aluminium-bronze&nbsp;KM#541





90% copper, 8% aluminium and 2% zinc, weight 7,00 gr.Obv: Father José Anchieta. Text: ANCHIETA.Rev: Open bible with the value 1000 réis. Text: Brazil and date.&nbsp;



2000 réis aluminium-bronze&nbsp;KM#542







90% copper, 8% aluminium and 2% zinc, weight 9,00 gr.Obv: Marshal Luiz Alves de Lima, count of Caxias - to the left a crown and to the right CAXIAS.Rev: Part of a sword with the value&nbsp;2000 réis. Text: Brazil and date.&nbsp;



5000 réis silver&nbsp;KM#543





60% silver and 40% copper, weight 10,00 gr,Obv: Santos Dumont. Text: SANTOS DUMONT.Rev: Wing with the value 5000 réis. Text: Brazil.