1918 Brazil 1000 Reis
Brazil
1918–1930
Reference data compiled from public catalogs
Estimated Melt Value
$229.43
Based on Gold spot price ($4,790.835/oz) · 90.0% purity · 1.655g
Updated 10:08 PM
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Specifications
| Country | Brazil |
| Years Minted | 1918–1930 |
| Composition | 900 gold |
| Weight | 1.655 g |
| Diameter | 14 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Reeded |
Design
Obverse
Features the effigy of the Republic facing left.
Reverse
Depicts the national coat of arms surrounded by the denomination and date.
History & Notable Facts
The 1918 1000 Réis gold coin was struck during Brazil's shift away from the gold standard, a move that foreshadowed economic reforms in the 1930s.
Weighing around 7.96 grams and composed of 0.917 fine gold, it features the Brazilian coat of arms on one side and a wreath on the other—a design that reflects the republic's efforts to modernize currency after the monarchy. Mintage figures for this year are murky; records from the Casa da Moeda in Rio de Janeiro might have been lost in later upheavals.
Some specimens show signs of wear from circulation in a turbulent era, though pristine examples still surface. As for myths, the idea that these coins funded revolutionary plots is nonsense—they were just money.
Brazil's gold coins from this period often ended up in foreign vaults, a quiet irony for a nation rich in the metal.
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