1) Former coins of Brazil 1) Currency of Portugal 
• (n.) A Portuguese money of account rated in the treasury department of the United States at one dollar and eight cents; also, a Brazilian money of account rated at fifty-four cents and six mills.
Mil'reis` noun [ Portuguese mil reis , i. e., one thousand reis; mil a thousand + reis , plural of real a rei.] A Portuguese money of account rated in the treasury department of the United States at one dollar and eight cents; also, a Brazilian money of account rated at fifty...
The milreis (milrea or millree) was the currency of Portugal until 1911, and of Brazil until 1942. A Portugese milrei was comprised of 1000 reis and was struck in silver and later in gold.