Brazil 3 Reais, 1997

3 Reais from Brazil. Issued in 1997. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 28 mm and weighs 11.5 g.

Obverse

Sinuous lines alluding to Belo Horizonte provided by mountains integrated curves of the Church of San Francisco, revolutionary architecture of Oscar Niemeyer

Reverse

Detail of the facade of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, considered a masterpiece of urban Pampulha set by lighting detail Viaduct Santa Tereza, architectural landmark in the late 20th and the allegory of the Sierra Corral, symbol of the city expresses concern with population issues concerning the preservation of the environment.