Coat of arms of the Empire of Brazil.

The Arms of the Empire of Brazil were used by both Emperors Pedro I and Pedro II until the downfall of the monarchy in 1889. The arms of this Empire of Brazil depicts a gold armillary sphere superimposed on a cross of the Order of Christ, the sphere encircled by 19 silver stars on a blue circle; and an imperial crown with diamonds set atop the shield, the sides of which will be embraced by two plants of coffee and tobacco, as emblems of the Empire's riches, in their proper colors and tied at the bottom with the national bow-knot. The number of stars in the coat of arms reflected the number of provinces in the Brazilian Empire.

The Imperial Crown of Brazil, also known as the Crown of Dom Pedro II or as the Diamantine Crown (so called because all of its precious stones are diamonds), is the Crown manufactured for the second Brazilian Emperor, Pedro II.

Denomination and legend around "Decree No. 1817 of the 3rd. of September 1870".

The decree determines the introduction of the new coins of Cupronickel (50, 100 and 200 Réis) and Silver 0.917 (500, 1000 and 2000 Réis). With the same decree, the previous Silver 0.900 coins were demonized.