Catalog
10 Cruzeiros 2nd Edition, 1st Type
| Issuer | Banco Central do Brasil |
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| Year | 1970-1980 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL 10 10 DEZ CRUZEIROS D. PEDRO II 10 PRESIDENTE CONSELHO MONETÁRIO PRESIDENTE BANCO CENTRAL (Translation: Brazilian Central Bank 10 Ten Cruzeiros D. Pedro II 10 President Monetary Council President Central Bank) |
| Reverse description | Polychrome offset and intaglio print. At left, a vignette reproduces two of the twelve soapstone prophet sculptures carved by Antônio Francisco Lisboa (Aleijadinho) at the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos in Congonhas, with the figure of the Prophet Daniel in the foreground. Denomination numerals and issuer inscriptions appear in the surrounding panels. |
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The long print run across this series maps almost exactly onto the most turbulent stretch of Brazil's "Economic Miracle" and its aftermath. Delfim Netto's signature on the earliest sheets reflects his tenure as Finance Minister under the military government; by the time Langoni's name appeared, the miracle had curdled into stagflation and the first serious debt crisis of the 1980s. Five distinct signature combinations across two series prefixes is unusually high for a single low-denomination type.
Aloísio Magalhães — better known as a graphic designer and cultural theorist than a banknote specialist — brought a distinctly modernist sensibility to the Casa da Moeda commissions of this period, a notable departure from the engraving conventions that had dominated Brazilian note design for decades.