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1 Cruzeiro Novo overprinted on P# 173

Issuer Banco Central do Brasil
Year 1966-1967
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Currency Cruzeiro novo (1967-1986)
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Obverse description Blue on polychrome underprint, printed in intaglio and offset. A central oval vignette carries a portrait of Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467/68–1520), discoverer of Brazil, surrounded by the legend 'REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL' above and 'MIL CRUZEIROS / VALOR LEGAL' below; serial and plate numbers appear at left and right, flanked by the signatures of the Director of the Amortization Fund and the Minister of Finance. A circular black overprint stamp reading 'BANCO CENTRAL - 1 CRUZEIRO NOVO' is applied over the face of the note, revaluing the original 1000 Cruzeiros issue.
Obverse lettering REPUBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL 1000 1000 TESOURO NACIONAL BANCO CENTRAL 1 CRUZEIRO NOVO DIRETOR CAIXA DE AMORTIZAÇÃO MINISTRO DA FAZENDA PEDRO ALVARES CABRAL MIL CRUZEIROS VALOR LEGAL AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.
(Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil National Treasury Central Bank - 1 Cruzeiro Novo Director of the Amortization Fund Finance Minister Pedro Alvares Cabral One Thousand Cruzeiros Legal Amount American Bank Note Company.)
Reverse description Orange, printed in intaglio. The central vignette reproduces Victor Meirelles's celebrated 1860 painting 'Primeira Missa no Brasil' (First Mass in Brazil), captioned 'PRIMEIRA MISSA' below the scene. Denomination numerals '1000' appear at upper left and upper right, with the inscription 'REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL' across the upper register of the note.
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