Brazil 5 Reais, 2000

5 Reais from Brazil. Issued in 2000. Struck in Silver (.999). Measures 40 mm and weighs 28 g.

Obverse

A stylized composition that portrays the encounter of indigenous and European cultures through adornment of feathers characteristic of Brazilian Indians and a compass, a navigational tool used by the Portuguese during the discovery. (Brazil
500
Years
1500
2000)

Reverse

Moment of discovery, observed from the newly discovered land. The composition of two plans presented in the first, the figure of an Indian, and the second ship of the expedition of Pedro ??lvares Cabral heading into the new land. Linking the elements of the scene, an Indian feather adornment and a compass rose.