400 Réis, Brazil

400 Réis, Brazil, 1938-1942 obverse image400 Réis, Brazil, 1938-1942 reverse image
400 Réis coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Brazil flagBrazil
  • Years of Minting:
    1938-1942
  • Period:
    Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967)
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Shape:
    Scalloped (22 notches)
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    n/a
400 Réis Reference Price

Reference Price

$0.99-$51.99

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

400 Réis Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Denomination above date encircled by Marajoara decoration collar.

Engraver:

Walfrides Bruno Trindade, Orlando Moutinho Maia

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Portrait of Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (1882-1954), President of Brazil, first as dictator, from 1930 to 1945, and in a democratically elected term from 1951 until his suicide in 1954.

Engraver:

Leopoldo Alves de Campos

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Smooth with indentations / scallops

400 Réis Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

GETULIO VARGAS

Reverse:

BRASIL 400 RÉIS 1940

400 Réis Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Copper-nickel

Size

400 Réis sizes
  • Weight:5.5 g
  • Diameter:23 mm
  • Thickness:1.9 mm
  • Edge:n/a

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