Brazil, 1900 (200 réis, independence)
Riders on horseback raising swords on a plain.
Illustration of a historical stamp for learning, shown at screen size. Not valid for postage.
How to read it
ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL on the ribbon, in Portuguese.
- 1ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL
- 2INDEPENDENCIA OU MORTE · 1822
- Inscription
- ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL · CORREIO · 200 REIS · INDEPENDENCIA OU MORTE · 7 DE SETEMBRO DE 1822
- Meaning
- “United States of Brazil”; INDEPENDENCIA OU MORTE, “independence or death”, was the cry of 7 September 1822.
- Issued by
- Brazil (United States of Brazil)
- Today
- Brazil Flag of Brazil
- Year
- 1900. Issued 1900 for 400 years since 1500.
- Made by
- T. da Silva (designer credited by Selo a Selo); Litografia Paulo Robin & Pinho (lithographic printing organisation); Pedro Américo (underlying painting artist, died 1905)
One fact
The 200 réis of the 1900 set recalls 7 September 1822, when Prince Pedro declared Brazil independent from Portugal.
Source and public-domain rule
Brazil, government publication before the 1998 law. A Brazilian government publication of 1900: under the Civil Code of 1916 and Law 5988 of 1973 such works fell into the public domain 15 years after publication, long before the 1998 law. Under the Civil Code of 1916 (Art. 662) and Law 5988 of 1973 (Art. 46), works published by the Brazilian government fell into the public domain 15 years after publication. Government stamps published before 1983 had done so before the 1998 Copyright Law repealed those rules, which did not revive expired works. Legal sources: Lei 3.071 de 1916 (Civil Code), Art. 662, Lei 5.988 de 1973, Art. 46.
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