| Added by |
 Bart Perdieus
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| In personal collections | 7 |
| General Description | José de Anchieta (March 19, 1534 – June 9, 1597) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. A highly influential figure in Brazil's history in the 1st century after its discovery on April 22, 1500 by a Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral, Anchieta was one of the founders of São Paulo, in 1554, and Rio de Janeiro, in 1565. He was a writer and poet, and is considered the first Brazilian writer. Anchieta was also involved in the catechesis and conversion to the Catholic faith of the Indian population; his efforts at Indian pacification, together with another Jesuit missionary, Manuel da Nóbrega, were crucial to the establishment of stable colonial settlements in the new colony. |
| Catalog code | KM#699 |
| Mintage | 650,000 |
| Diameter | 36.00 mm |
| Thickness | 2.60 mm |
| Weight | 21.3500 g |
| Material | Copper-Nickel |
| Orientation | Coin |
| Mint | Portugal - Lisbon |
| Edge Type | reeded |
| Designer | E. Byrne |
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Catalog prices *what it means? |
UNC $5.00 BU $7.00 |
