500 Reis 1876-1889 [Brazil]

Name: Монеты 500 Reis 1876-1889 [Brazil]
Price: 500 RUB
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Reverse
Inscriptions along the edge arc in Portuguese: at the top 'DECRETO DE 1870', translated as 'DECREE OF 1870', separated by a crown; at the bottom '500 RÉIS' — 'five hundred reis'. In the central part is the coat of arms of the Brazilian Empire: the heraldic shield is crowned with the imperial crown and framed on three sides by a wreath formed by branches of a coffee tree on the left and tobacco on the right, tied at the base. On the shield, within a circular border of evenly spaced stars, is depicted an armillary sphere on a background of a cross potent.
Obverse
Decorative raised denticles along the rim. Latin inscriptions along the border: on the left 'PETRUS.II. D.G.C. IMP.', on the right '.ET.PERP. BRAS.DEF.', translated as 'Peter II, by the Grace of God and the Constitution, Emperor of Brazil'; at the bottom the mint year '1887', flanked on both sides by rosettes. In the central part is a left-facing profile portrait of Emperor Pedro II.