300 Réis

Features

Country	Brazil
Period	Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1938-1942
Value	300 Réis (300)
Currency	Real (1799-1942)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	4.4 g
Diameter	20.8 mm
Thickness	1.7 mm
Shape	Scalloped
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
References	KM# 546 Schmidt, Tracy L. (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248979. Michael, Thomas & Tracy L. Schmidt; 2016. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700 (7^th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248573. Michael, Thomas (editor); 2016. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800 (7^th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440247064. Schmidt, Tracy L. (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900 (9^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248955. Schmidt, Tracy L. (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000 (47^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248962.

Obverse

Denomination within ornamental ring.

Lettering:
BRASIL
300
RÉIS
1938

Translation:
Brazil
300
Réis
1938

Engraver: Benedito de Araújo Ribeiro.

Reverse

Portrait of Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (1882-1954), President of Brazil, first as dictator, from 1930 to 1945, and in a democratically elected term from 1951 until his suicide in 1954.

Lettering: GETULIO VARGAS

Engraver: Leopoldo Campos.

Edge

Fluted

Mint

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

Comments

Coin with higher cooper cast 1942

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
1938	12,080,000	0.40	0.51	0.59	0.68	2.91	2.70	66%
1940	8,124,000	0.40	1.02	0.82	1.05		4.31	54%
1942	2,020,000		0.77	0.82	1.22			27%	Has a yellow cast due to higher copper content

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