(Venduta per $25.0)

Mint Years: 1856 Reference: KM-466. Denominations: 2000 Reis Condition: Welding-scars in obverse (the coin was removed from jewellery, scratches and cleaning/polishing, otherwise F-VF! Material: Silver (.917) Weight: 25.01gm Diameter: 37mm

Obverse: Value  (2000) within wreath. Legend: PETRUS II . D . G . CONST . IMP . ET PERP . BRAS . DEF . 1856

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.