20 Réis - Pedro II 1868-1870 front 20 Réis - Pedro II 1868-1870 back
20 Réis - Pedro II 1868-1870 photo
© Rafael Augusto de Mattos Ferreira

20 Réis - Pedro II

 
Bronze 7 g 25 mm
Description
Issuer
Brazil
Emperor
Peter II the Magnanimous (1831-1889)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1868-1870
Value
20 Réis
Currency
Real (1799-1942)
Composition
Bronze
Weight
7 g
Diameter
25 mm
Thickness
1.74 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
1889
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#3875
Rarity index
6%

Reverse

The crowned arms of Brazil divide the denomination

Script: Latin

Lettering: 20 Rs

Translation: 20 Reis

Engraver: Cristian Lüster

Edge

Plain

Comment

In 1869, coins were minted in Brussels, Belgium, and these coins are differentiated by a point after "Rs".