Description:
Obverse
Map of Brazil from the 1519 Atlas Lopo Homem-Reineis or Atlas Miller, a bird, two natives, two palm trees, the coat of arms of Portugal. Value and dates below.
Reverse
Superimposed on a fragment of the same map, an indigenous character and a ship sailing to the left. Beaded circle broken by the word "Brasil"
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