Catalog
5 Cruzeiros 2nd Edition, 1st Type
| Issuer | Banco Central do Brasil |
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| Year | 1970-1979 |
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| Currency | Cruzeiro novo (1967-1986) |
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| Obverse description | Blue on polychrome underprint, printed in intaglio (chalcography) and offset. A circular vignette to the right carries an engraved portrait of Dom Pedro I, first Emperor of Brazil. Denomination numerals and issuing authority inscriptions appear in the surrounding field, with signature lines for the President of the Monetary Council and the President of the Central Bank at the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL 5 5 CINCO CRUZEIROS D. PEDRO I 5 PRESIDENTE CONSELHO MONETÁRIO PRESIDENTE BANCO CENTRAL (Translation: Central Bank of Brazil 5 Five Cruzeiros D. Pedro I 5 President Monetary Council President Central Bank) |
| Reverse description | Polychrome offset print centred on a pictorial vignette of the Praça 15 de Novembro in Rio de Janeiro as it appeared in the eighteenth century, positioned to the left of the design. Denomination numerals flank the composition, with the title of the square and its historical dating inscribed beneath the vignette, and the printer's imprint of Casa da Moeda do Brasil along the lower border. |
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