Brazil, 1900 (700 réis, republic)
A standing woman holding up a star, with a coat of arms below.
Illustration of a historical stamp for learning, shown at screen size. Not valid for postage.
How to read it
ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL at the top right, in Portuguese.
- 1ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL
- 215 DE NOVEMBRO 1889
- 3CORREIO · 700 REIS
- Inscription
- ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL · 15 DE NOVEMBRO 1889 · 1500 1900 · CORREIO · 700 REIS
- Meaning
- “United States of Brazil”; 15 November 1889 is the day Brazil became a republic.
- Issued by
- Brazil (United States of Brazil)
- Today
- Brazil Flag of Brazil
- Year
- 1900. Issued 1900 for 400 years since 1500.
- Made by
- Carlos de Servi (designer credited by Selo a Selo); Litografia Paulo Robin & Pinho (lithographic printing organisation)
One fact
The 700 réis shows a figure of the Republic and the date 15 November 1889, when the Brazilian monarchy ended.
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 Government stamps published before 1983 had done so before the 1998 Copyright Law repealed those rules, which did not revive expired works.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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