FREE: Nice 1901 Brazil 200 Reis coin, only year this coin was minted, collector piece.

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Nice example of the 1901 Brazil 200 Reis coin. Please look at the pictures for grading. This is the only year this particular coin was minted. The copper/nickel Reis was introduced in 1870. The first official currency of Brazil was the real (pronounced réis). Its sign was Rs$. It was adopted as the official currency of Brazil in 1790, and remained in use until 1942, when it was replaced by the cruzeiro. The name real was resurrected in 1994 for a new currency unit, which is still in use. One modern real is equivalent to 2.75 × 1018 (2.75 quintillion) of the old réis. The name comes from the Portuguese word real (in the sense of "royal") and was borrowed from a Portuguese currency previously used in Brazil. Great collectable, gift or investment!

Copper-nickel 200 réis of the United States of Brazil, struck 1901 only. It is accompanied by similar 100 and 400 réis (KM 503, 505). Much scarcer in nice condition than the SCWC indicates.. The 200 réis gradually shrank until its abolition in 1942 with the reform of the coinage in that year. Specification: copper-nickel. Catalog reference: KM 504.
I bought a box of coins from a client years ago that she had gotten from a relative that sailed the oceans aboard merchant ships from the late 1800's to WWII. This is one of the coins he collected.
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