1888 Brazil Silver 2000 Reis – Emperor Pedro II

1888 Brazil Silver 2000 Reis – Emperor Pedro II

This is a later-date silver crown from the Brazilian Empire under Emperor Pedro II, struck using the design authorized by the 1870 decree. These substantial pieces were important circulation and trade coins in 19th-century Brazil.

Key Details:

•  Issuer: Empire of Brazil

•  Ruler: Pedro II

•  Date: 1888 (obverse) / Decreto de 1870 (reverse)

•  Catalog References: KM#475 

•  Composition: .917 silver

•  Weight: ~25.5 grams

•  Diameter: ~37 mm

•  Obverse: Right-facing bearded bust of Emperor Pedro II. Legend: PETRUS II D.G.C. IMP. (“Peter II by the Grace of God Constitutional Emperor”) and ET PERP. BRAS. DEF. (“and Perpetual Defender of Brazil”), date 1888 below.

•  Reverse: Crowned imperial coat of arms (globe with Southern Cross, flanked by coffee and tobacco branches) within a shield. Legend: DECRETO DE 1870 above, 2000 REIS below.

This type continued the imperial design into the late Empire period, just a few years before the 1889 proclamation of the Republic. The 2000 Reis denomination was a major silver crown equivalent.

Edge: Reeded.

This raw example displays solid circulated details with a clear portrait on the obverse and well-defined coat of arms on the reverse. Some typical wear, marks, and attractive old toning consistent with its age and history. A solid representative of this popular Brazilian imperial type.

Coin pictured is the exact one you will receive.