2 Cruzeiros

Features

Issuer	Brazil
Period	Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1942-1956
Value	2 Cruzeiros (2 BRZ)
Currency	Cruzeiro (1942-1967)
Composition	Aluminium bronze (90% Copper, 8% Aluminium, 2% Zinc)
Weight	8.3 g
Diameter	25 mm
Thickness	2.24 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1967
Number	N# 1018
References	KM# 559 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Topographical map of Brazil and the country name to the left

Script: Latin

Lettering: BRASIL

Translation: Brazil

Reverse

Denomination, date at left, Southern Cross constellation at the background

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1949 2
CRUZEIROS

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Casa da Moeda do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1694-date)

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1942	276 000			$ 3.80	$ 6.00			8%
1943	1 929 000		$ 0.61	$ 0.73	$ 1.30			14%
1944	3 820 000	$ 0.36	$ 0.49	$ 0.59	$ 1.50			15%	With Initials WT and Without Initials WT on Brazil Map
1945	32 543 999	$ 0.37	$ 0.50	$ 0.77	$ 1.10	$ 1.60	$ 3.80	46%	With Initials WT and Without Initials WT on Brazil Map
1946	33 650 000	$ 0.32	$ 0.53	$ 0.69	$ 0.84	$ 1.10	$ 4.00	48%
1947	9 908 000		$ 0.75	$ 0.75	$ 0.99			17%
1949	11 252 000	$ 0.36	$ 0.51	$ 0.75	$ 2.80			32%
1950	7 754 000	$ 0.33	$ 0.72	$ 0.73	$ 1.30			18%
1951	390 000			$ 1.00	$ 3.20			10%
1952	1 456 000			$ 1.80	$ 2.60			8%
1953	3 582 000	$ 0.36	$ 0.69	$ 0.72	$ 1.20			16%
1954	1 197 000		$ 0.53	$ 1.10	$ 2.30			11%
1955	1 838 000			$ 0.75	$ 1.90			13%
1956	253 000			$ 23	$ 28			4%

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