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Santos Dumont
| Location | Brazil |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a large stylized effigy of Alberto Santos Dumont in left-facing three-quarter view, wearing his characteristic wide-brimmed hat, occupying the left portion of the field. His facsimile signature appears in cursive above the portrait. To the right, the legends '150 ANOS' and the dates '1873 • 2023' are rendered in bold relief, while a perspective view of Santos Dumont's famous residence 'A Encantada' in Petrópolis is depicted in low relief in the lower right background. |
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| Obverse lettering | Santos Dumont 150 ANOS 1873 • 2023 |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts detailed low-relief representations of Santos Dumont's two iconic aircraft: the 14-Bis in the upper field and the Demoiselle in the lower field, separated by the inscribed quotation 'Inventar é transcender' in the central field. A subtle curved line in low relief runs horizontally across the field evoking the motion of propeller blades. The Casa da Moeda do Brasil logo and the initials 'CMB' appear at the bottom exergue. |
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