Brazil, 1935 AD., Republic, Duque de Caxias commemorative, Rio de Janeiro mint, 2000 Reis, KM 535.

Brazil, Republic, famous Brazilians series 1a, Duque de Caxias commemorative, engravers Calmon Barreto de Sá Carvalho ("CB.", obverse) and Walter Rodrigues Toledo ("W.T.", reverse), Rio de Janeiro mint, 1935 AD.,
2000 Reis (ø 26 mm / 8,10 g), 0.500 silver, 8,00 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 2.131.000 , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), reeded edge,
Obv.: CAXIAS / CB. , bust of Marshal Luiz Alves de Lima, Duque de Caxias, facing left, wearing cocked hat decorated with a star, legend "CAXIAS" at left edge, initials "CB." below; all on a checkered background.
Rev.: 20-00 / RЄ-IS / BRASIL - W.T. -1935- , upright sword at center, dividing the value 2000 Reis. At the bottom edge, "BRASIL" and date, engraver´s initials "W.T." between.
KM 535 ; CRMB 1935-P-2k0 ; Prober P-2028 ; Amato P.720 ; Bentes 620.01 .

Year / Mintage
1935 / 2.131.000

Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (25 August 1803 – 7 May 1880), was an army officer, politician and monarchist of the Empire of Brazil. Like his father and uncles, Caxias pursued a military career. In 1823 he fought as a young officer in the Brazilian War for Independence against Portugal, then spent three years in Brazil's southernmost province, Cisplatina, as the government unsuccessfully resisted that province's secession in the Cisplatine War. He is patron of the Brazilian Army.