Brazil, 1982 AD., military dictatorship, Rio de Janeiro mint, 50 Cruzeiros, KM 594.1.
50 Cruzeiros (ø 28 mm / 7,33 g), stainless steel, 7,34 g theor. mint weight, mintage 134.000.000 , axes coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), plain edge,
Obv.: BRASIL , map of BrasÃlia with Eixo Monumental and Lago Paranoá.
Rev.: 50 / CRUZEIROS / 1982 , value and date, mesh design in upper half.
KM 594.1 .
Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
1981 57,000,000 KM 594.1 (thick planchet, 7.34 g)
1982 134.000.000 KM 594.1 (thick planchet, 7.34 g)
1983 181,800,000 KM 594.1 (thick planchet, 7.34 g)
1984 292,418,000 KM 594.1 (thick planchet, 7.34 g)
1985 180,000,000 KM 594.2 (thin planchet, 6.94 g)
1986 52,580,000 KM 594.2 (thin planchet, 6.94 g)
BrasÃlia is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located atop the Brazilian highlands in the country's center-western region. It was founded on April 21, 1960, to serve as the new national capital. BrasÃlia and its metro (encompassing the whole of the Federal District) had a population of 2,556,149 in 2011, making it the 4th most populous city in Brazil. Among major Latin American cities, BrasÃlia has the highest GDP per capita at R$61,915 (US$36,175).
BrasÃlia was planned and developed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer in 1956 in order to move the capital from Rio de Janeiro to a more central location. The landscape architect was Roberto Burle Marx. The city's design divides it into numbered blocks as well as sectors for specified activities, such as the Hotel Sector, the Banking Sector and the Embassy Sector. BrasÃlia was chosen as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its modernist architecture and uniquely artistic urban planning.
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