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2 Cruzeiros Thesouro Nacional, 2nd print, 1st Type
| Issuer | Tesouro Nacional (National Treasury of Brazil) |
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| Year | 1955 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Cobalt green polychrome note printed in intaglio and offset. At centre, within an ornate decorated frame, a portrait vignette of Luiz Alves de Lima e Silva, Duque de Caxias, is flanked on both sides by the numeral 2. Guilloche underprint surrounds the central vignette, with the issuing authority and denomination inscriptions arranged across the face. |
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| Reverse description | Ochre-toned note printed in intaglio. At centre, a vignette presents a view of the Military School of Resende (Escola Militar de Resende) in Rio de Janeiro state. The title inscription and denomination numerals appear in the surrounding border panels. |
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Brazil's Tesouro Nacional turned to Thomas De La Rue for much of its mid-century small-denomination output, and this 2 Cruzeiro note falls within that arrangement. The "2nd print" designation distinguishes it from the earlier impression of the same type — differences are typically found in ink density and minor plate register variations rather than any design change, making the two prints easy to conflate without direct comparison.
The cruzeiro itself had replaced the mil réis in 1942 under Vargas's economic reforms, and by 1955 these low-denomination notes were doing real transactional work in a country where inflation was already beginning its long upward grind.