| Issuer | Brazil |
| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 20 Cruzeiros (20 BRZ) |
| Currency | Cruzeiro (1942-1967) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 180 × 83 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| In circulation to | 12 February 1967 |
| Reference(s) | P#127 |
| Obverse description | Blue on polychrome, in calcography and lithography. In the center, the portrait of Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca, 1st President of the Republic (1889 - 1891), flanked by numerals 20. Diagonally crossing the body of the note, anonymous autograph of the official responsible for the conference. In the upper left and lower right corners, the overlapping impressions were applied in blue in the form of rose, with the inscription `CASA DA MOEDA / 20 / CRUZEIROS` (Mint / 20 / Cruzeiros) |
| Reverse description | Orange, in calcography. In the center, an image of a seated woman representing the mythological goddess Minerva. Flanking the image, the nominal value `20`. |
| Signature(s) | |
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| Protection description | |
| Obverse lettering | 20 20
REPUBLICA
DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL
NO THESOURO NACIONAL
SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE
20 20
CASA DA MOEDA
20
CRUZEIROS
20 20
CASA DA MOEDA
20
CRUZEIROS
20 20
20 VINTE MIL REIS 20
VALOR RECEBIDO
20 20
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil In the National Treasury Mint 20 Cruzeiros will be paid to the carrier of this amount of Twenty Thousand Réis Amount Received American Bank Note Company) |
| Reverse lettering | 20 20
REPUBLICA DOS
20 20
ESTADOS
UNIDOS DO BRASIL
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil American Bank Note Company.) |
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| Catalog ID | 9213422110 |
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