1932 - 4° Centenary of Brazil's colonization
Autor: Decio Escobar Oliveira Ladislau | Publicado: 2012-05-27T16:48:00-07:00


Decree Nr. 21.358 of mai 4, 1932 autorized the coinage of a series of coins made of silver, aluminum-bronze and copper nickle to comemorate the colonization of Brazil. The coins have images that relate to the history of the colonization and discovery of Brazil. The coin of 100 réis has the image of an indian. The coin of 200 réis a Portugues ship. The coin of 400 réis shows a map of Brazil with the meridian of Tordesilhas and the part of Brazil from where the colonization began. The coins of 500, 1000 and 2000 réis have images of important persons during the time of the colonization, Joao Ramalho ,  Martim Afonso de Sousa and Joao III king of Portugal.





100 réis
copper-nickel &nbsp;KM# 527






75% copper and 25% nickle, weight 5,00 gr.Obv:
Naked bust of an indian with a headdress made of feathers. Text: 400
years colonisation of Brazil 1532 - 1932. Underneath the date 1532 the initials
LC of the engraver Leopoldo Alves Campos.Rev: The value 100 RÉIS under an indian gear. At the left of the spear the
initials WT of the engraver Walter Rodriques Toledo.



200 réis
copper-nickel&nbsp;KM# 528






75% copper and 25% nickle, weight 8,00 gr.Obv:
Purtugese sailing ship at sea with te dates 1532 - 1932, beneath it the value
200 RÉIS. To the right of the value the initials BA of the engraver Arlindo
Bastos.Rev: Globe with the initials CB beneath the equator of the engraver
Calmon Barreto de Sá Carvalho.&nbsp;Text: 400 years colonisation of Brazil.



400 réis copper-nickel&nbsp;KM# 529






75% copper and 25% nickle, weight 12,00 gr.Obv:
Map of&nbsp; South-America with the meridian of Tordesilhas and the dates 1532
- 1932. At the foot of the map to the left the initials WT of the
engraver&nbsp;Walter Rodriques Toledo. Text: 400 years colonisation of Brazil.Rev: 400 RÉIS around a large
cross of the order of Christ.&nbsp;In the right arm of the cross the
initials BN of the engraver Basílio Nunes.



500 réis copper-aluminium&nbsp;KM# 530






91% copper and 9% aluminium, weight 4,00 gr.Obv:
Bust of João&nbsp;Ramalhoin a tunic from that period. At the right under
the stripe the initials CB of the engaver Calmon Barreto de Sá Carvalho.&nbsp;Text: 400 years colonisation of Brazil
1532 - 1932.Rev: An ancient piece of clothing of the type the first dicoverers
wore and the value 500 réis. The reverse is also of the hand of the
engraver Calmon Barreto de Sá Carvalho



1000 réis copper-aluminium&nbsp;KM# 531






91% copper and 9% aluminium, weight 8,00 gr.Obv:&nbsp;Image
of Martim Afonso da Sousa. Underneath the date 1932 the initials LC of
the engraver Leopoldo Alves Campos. Text: 400 years colonisation of Brazil 1532 - 1932.Rev: Coat of
arms of the&nbsp;family of Martim Afonso de Souza&nbsp;and the value 1000 réis.&nbsp;Underneath
the coat of arms to the left the initials PH of the engraver Hermínio Pereira.



2000 réis
silver&nbsp;KM# 532






50% silver, 40% copper, 5% nickle and 5% zinc,
weight 8,00 gr,Obv:&nbsp;King John III of Portugal. Text: 400 years
colonisation of Brazil 1532 - 1932. Beneath the date 1932 the initials LC of the engraver Leopoldo Alves
Campos.Rev: Portugese royal coat of arms with underneath the text king of Portugal and
above the value 2000 réis. To the right of the word Portugal the
initials BA of the engraver Arlindo Bastos.