Description:
Obverse
Stars of Southern Cross constellation at centre surrounded by circle of stars. Date below.
Reverse
Denomination within circle.
Outer rim shows the national motto of the First Republic of Brazil, "Ordem e Progresso" (order and progress) and the date of the coup d'état, which took place on November 15th, 1889.
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