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5 Ubérrimas 5 Reais
| Issuer | Prefeitura Municipal de Resplendor |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Reverse description | Single-color brown printing throughout. A vignette of the Santana church appears at left, with a view of Resplendor city at right and the municipal coat of arms above. The issuer name is placed at the upper right, accompanied by an explanatory text block at right describing the note's origin and legal basis. Face value in numerals and letters occupies the upper left and lower right corners, with an additional value in letters at the upper right corner, and the location name is printed in the center rotated 90°. |
| Reverse lettering | 5 Ubérrimas Cinco Ubérrimas PREFEITURA MUNICIPAL DE RESPLENDOR Moeda Pública Local criada pela Lei Municipal Nº 1.206/2022 Desenvolvida com objetivo de fortalecer a economia local, fruto de uma parceria entre a Prefeitura Municipal de Resplendor/MG e o SEBRAE/MG. Esta cédula possui validade apenas no território do Município de Resplendor/MG MATRIZ DE SANT'ANA CIDADE DE RESPLENDOR RESPLENDOR/MG (Translation: Five Ubérrimas Municipal Prefecture of Resplendor. Local Public currency created by Municipal Law No. 1,206/2022 Developed with the objective of strengthening the local economy, as the result of a partnership between the Municipal Prefecture of Resplendor (Minas Gerais) and SEBRAE/MG (Brazilian Service of Support to Micro and Small Enterprises, Minas Gerais branch). This note is valid only within the municipal territory of Resplendor/MG. Main church of Sant'Ana, Resplendor city.) |
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Resplendor is a small municipality in the Doce River valley in eastern Minas Gerais — not an entity anyone would expect to be issuing currency. The "Ubérrimas" is a community scrip note, part of a localized complementary currency scheme designed to stimulate circulation within the municipal economy. Brazil has seen a wave of such initiatives at the municipal and community level since the 2000s, several supported by the Banco Central do Brasil's regulatory tolerance for complementary currencies operating below certain thresholds.
The denomination name references "ubérrima" — extraordinarily fertile — a nod to the agricultural identity of the region rather than any standard monetary unit.