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100 Gems - February birthstone amethyst
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | FEBRUARY REPÚBLICA FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL FEVEREIRO Amethyst HUNDRED / CEM SERIE 2023 GEMSTONES ESTA NOTA NAO É CURSO LEGAL 100 |
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| Reverse lettering | 100 CEM GEMAS REPÚBLICA FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL THIS NOTE IS NOT LEGAL TENDER CALLIPHLOX AMETHYSTINA 100 |
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Brazil's Banco Central launched the "100 Gems" commemorative polymer series in 2023 to highlight the country's position as one of the world's leading gemstone producers — a genuine commercial and geological reality, not merely symbolic promotion. Amethyst is an appropriate choice for the February note: Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state supplies a substantial share of global amethyst output, much of it from the vast geode deposits around Ametista do Sul, a municipality essentially built on the trade.
The polymer substrate was supplied in keeping with Brazil's long-running relationship with polymer currency technology, having issued polymer notes since the early 2000s commemorative runs.