1000 Reis    (Venduta per $31.0)

Mint Years: 1858
Reference: KM-465.
Denominations: 1000 Reis
Condition: A nice lustre XF-AU!
Material: Silver (.917)
Weight: 12.83gm
Diameter: 30mm

Obverse: Value (1000) within wreath.
Legend: PETRUS II . D . G . CONST . IMP . ET PERP . BRAS . DEF . 1858

Reverse: Crowned shield of Brazil within wreath.
Legend: IN HOC SI GNO VINCES

Pedro II, pronounced, or Dom Pedro de Alcântara; December 2, 1825 – December 5, 1891) was the second and last Emperor of Brazil, having ruled for almost 50 years. His name in full was Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Bragança e Habsburgo, By the Grace of God and Unanimous Acclamation of the People, Constitutional Emperor and Perpetual Defender of Brazil.

When anglicised, his name would be Peter II of Brazil, full name Peter of Alcantara John Charles Leopold Salvador Vivian Francis Xavier of Paula Leocadio Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga of Braganza and Habsburg.

He was born on December 2, 1825, in Rio de Janeiro, the seventh child of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil and Archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Austria.