| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1961-1963 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 20 Cruzeiros (20 BRZ) |
| Currency | Cruzeiro (1942-1967) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 157 × 67 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#168 |
| Obverse description | Blue on polychrome, in calcography and offset. In the center, wrapped in a decorated frame, the portrait of Manoel Deodoro da Fonseca (1st President of the Republic 1889 - 1891), flanked by the numerals 20. |
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| Obverse lettering |
REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL TESOURO NACIONAL 20 20 DEODORO DA FONSECA DIRETOR CAIXA DE AMORTIZAÇÃO MINISTRO DA FAZENDA VINTE CRUZEIROS VALOR LEGAL AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Republic of United States of Brazil National Treasure 20 20 Deodoro da Fonseca Director Amortization Fund Finance Minister Twenty Cruzeiros Legal Amount American Bank Note Company.) |
| Reverse description | Red in calcography. In the center, the allegorical and pictorial representation of the Republic, a painting by Cadmo Fausto de Souza. |
| Reverse lettering |
20 REPÚBLICA DOS 20 PROCLAMAÇÃO DA REPÚBLICA 20 ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL 20 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Republic of United States of Brazil Proclamation of the Republic American Bank Note Company.) |
| Signature(s) | Carlos Augusto Carrilho, Clemente Mariani Bittencourt, Reginaldo Fernandes Nunes, Miguel Calmon du Pin e Almeida Sobrinho, |
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| Variants | There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint ""in silver"" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000. |
| Numisquare ID | 6926473000 |
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