| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1955 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 2 Cruzeiros (2 BRZ) |
| Currency | Cruzeiro (1942-1967) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 157 × 67 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom |
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| In circulation to | 12 February 1967 |
| Reference(s) | P#157 |
| Obverse description | Cobalt green on polychrome, in calchography and offset. In the center, wrapped in a decorated frame, the portrait of Luiz Alves de Lima e Silva (Duque de Caxias), flanked by numerals 2. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2 2 REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE DOIS CRUZEIROS NO TESOURO NACIONAL 2 2 DUQUE DE CAXIAS DIRETOR CAIXA DE AMORTIZAÇÃO MINISTRO DA FAZENDA VALOR RECEBIDO 2 2 THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON. (Translation: 2 2 Republic of United States of Brazil will be paid to the carrier of this amount of Two Cruzeiros in the National Treasury 2 2 Duque de Caxias Director of Amortization Box Minister of Farm Amount Received American Bank Note Company. Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited, London.) |
| Reverse description | Ochre on in calchography. In the center, image far from the Military School of Rezende in Rio de Janeiro. |
| Reverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DOS 2 2 ESCOLA MILITAR DE REZENDE 2 2 ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON. (Translation: 2 2 Republic of United States of Brazil Military school of Rezende. 2 2 Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited, London.) |
| Signature(s) | Claudionor de Souza Lemos, Eugênio Gudin Filho, |
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| Numisquare ID | 3283977030 |
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