| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Cruzeiros (5 BRZ) |
| Currency | Cruzeiro (1942-1967) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 162 × 74 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | Robert Savage |
| In circulation to | 12 February 1967 |
| Reference(s) | P#125 |
| Obverse description | Blue on polychrome, in calcography and lithography. In the center, an oval medallion with portrait of José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior, Barão do Rio Branco (1819-1880), flanked by the nominal value 5. 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 / 5 / CRUZEIROS` (Mint / 10 / Cruzeiros) |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 5 REPUBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL NO THESOURO NACIONAL SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE 5 5 CASA DA MOEDA 5 CRUZEIROS CASA DA MOEDA 5 CRUZEIROS CINCO 5 CINCO MIL REIS 5 CINCO VALOR RECEBIDO 5 5 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil In the National Treasury will be paid to the holder of this amount of Five Five Thousand Réis Five Mint 5 Cruzeiros Amount Received American Bank Note Company.) |
| Reverse description | Sepia, in calcography. In the center, a panel with the figure of a child between two seated women (allegory of Industry and Commerce). |
| Reverse lettering | 5 5 REPUBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil American Bank Note Company.) |
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| Numisquare ID | 9329059820 |
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