Obverse: Portrait of Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon, or Marechal Rondon (1865 – 1958) was a Brazilian military officer who is most famous for his exploration of Mato Grosso and the Western Amazon Basin. Map outline of Brazil and hut in Amazon jungle - Old Telegraph Station (In 1890, Candido Rondon was commissioned as an army engineer with the Telegraphic commission, and helped build the first telegraph line across the state of Mato Grosso.)
Reverse: Brazilian Girls (Native Brazilians - Carajás Indians from the Araguaya River). Local food from Amazonia: fish, maize, vegetables and pineapples. Watermark: The Effigy of the Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: Efígie da República) is used as a national personification, both in Brazil and in Portugal, symbolizing the Republic.
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