Brazilian Mint Celebrates Three Anniversaries

The Casa da Moeda do Brasil (CMB, or Brazilian Mint) celebrated its 330th anniversary earlier this month with the launch of a commemorative medal featuring augmented reality (AR) technology. The medal is available in either bronze or silver and features invisible ink in addition to the AR technology.

The obverse of the medal depicts ‘330 years’ prominently on the right, with the years ‘1694 • 2024’ underneath, and the Mint’s logo below that. The numeral ‘330’ has been applied with a luminous invisible ink designed by the CMB, which only becomes visible under ultraviolet light.

The central anniversary dates and logo are surrounded on the left and in the centre by various products manufactured by CMB – including the Rio Olympic and Paralympic medals, Brazil’s passport, Brazilian banknotes and coins, and historic postage stamps. The products have been coloured using pad printing and are intended to represent both the company’s past and present.