| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1966-1967 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Cruzeiros (5 BRB) |
| Currency | Cruzeiro novo (1967-1986) |
| 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 | 14 May 1970 |
| Reference(s) | P#188 |
| Obverse description | Blue on polychrome, in chalcography and offset. On the right, oval medallion with the figure of Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, Tiradentes (1746-1792). Superimposed on the figure of Tiradentes, a round stamp with the words `BANCO CENTRAL - 5 CRUZEIROS NOVOS`. Above couplet `REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL` (Republic of the United States of Brazil). Below the inscription `CINCO MIL CRUZEIROS / VALOR LEGAL` (Five Thousand Cruzeiros / Legal Amount). On the left, print number, serial number (above), the sequence number (center) and signature of President of the Central Bank (below). On the right, the sequence number (above), print number, serial number (center) and signature of Finance Minister (below). |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL 5000 5000 TESOURO NACIONAL BANCO CENTRAL 5 CRUZEIROS NOVOS CINCO MIL CRUZEIROS VALOR LEGAL PRESIDENTE DO BANCO CENTRAL MINISTRO DA FAZENDA TIRADENTES AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil National Treasury Central Bank 5 Cruzeiros Novos Five Thousand Cruzeiros Legal Amount President of the Central Bank Finance Minister Tiradentes American Bank Note Company.) |
| Reverse description | Ruby Red in calcography. Reproduction of the painting `Tiradentes ante o carrasco` (Tiradentes before the executioner), 1951, by Rafael Falco (1885-1967), between the label `REPUBLICA DOS / ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL` (Republic of the / United States of Brazil). |
| Reverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DOS 5000 5000 TIRADENTES ANTE O CARRASCO ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Republic of the Tiradentes before the executioner United States of Brazil American Bank Note Company.) |
| Signature(s) | Sérgio Augusto Ribeiro, Otávio Gouveia de Bulhões, Dênio Chagas Nogueira, |
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| Numisquare ID | 7387117290 |
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