Reverse In the central part, there is a column. To its left is the number: "500", to the right: "RÉIS". In the upper part, following the curve of the coin's edge, is text in Portuguese: "BRAZIL", below it - the year of minting: "1938".
Obverse In the central part is a frontal portrait of Diogo Antônio Feijó, a Brazilian politician and Catholic priest. Following the curve of the coin's edge from left to right is text in Portuguese: "REGENTE FEIJÓ".