50 Centavos

Features

Issuer	Brazil
Period	Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1956
Value	50 Centavos (0.5 BRZ)
Currency	Cruzeiro (1942-1967)
Composition	Aluminium-brass (90% Cu, 8% Al and 2% Zn)
Weight	3 g
Diameter	17.04 mm
Thickness	1.9 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	12 December 1967
Number	N# 4041
References	KM# 566 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Coat of Arms (Star with circle within, surrounded by 27 small stars. southern cross inside circle. flanked by tobacco and coffee plant)

Script: Latin

Lettering: REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL

Translation: REPUBLIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL

Engraver: Orlando Moutinho Maia

Reverse

Denomination above line, date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
CENTAVOS
-------------
1956

Engraver: Orlando Moutinho Maia

Edge

Milled

Mint

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

Comments

Some books bring the information that could exist a thin planchet variation of this series.

See also

• Coat of Arms

• 1 Cruzeiro
• 2 Cruzeiros

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