Portrait of Cecília Benevides de Carvalho Meireles (1901-1964), with the left, the reproduction of a drawing of her own, overlaid with some manuscript verses extracted from her Canticles. Rectangular stamp of 100 Cruzeiros on the note.
Reverse description
The picture, on the left, represents the child`s universe, his fantasies and the moment of learning. The panel is completed, on the right, with the reproduction of drawings made by the writer, representative of her studies on folklore, songs and popular dances.
Signature(s)
Maílson Ferreira da Nóbrega, Wadico Waldir Bucchi,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Effigy of the Republic
Obverse lettering
BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL 100
100
CRUZEIROS
Sê o que o ouvido nunca esquece.
Repete-se para sempre.
Em todos os corações.
Em todos os mundos.
Cecília Meireles
DEUS SEJA LOUVADO
MINISTRO DA FAZENDA
PRESIDENTE DO
BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL
CASA DA MOEDA DO BRASIL
100 CEM CRUZADOS NOVOS (Translation: Central Bank of Brazil 200 100 Cruzeiros If what the ear never forgets. / Repeats itself forever. / In all hearts. In all worlds. Cecília Meireles God be praised Minister of Finance President of the Central Bank of Brazil Brazilian Mint Hundred Cruzados Novos)
Reverse lettering
100
100 CEM CRUZADOS NOVOS (Translation: 100 Hundred Cruzados Novos)