| Issuer | Brazil |
| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 50 000 Cruzeiros Reais (50 000 BRR) |
| Currency | Cruzeiro real (1993-1994) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil, Brazil |
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| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 30 June 1994 |
| Reference(s) | P#242 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of a Baiana, with twists and necklaces, with the left panel showing some of her most important Balangandan, which have different meanings: pomegranate and bunch of grapes (fertility); wood fig and animal teeth (protection); cashew (abundance); fish, lamb and doves of the Holy Spirit (elements resulting from syncretism with Catholicism). |
| Reverse description | Baiana scene, dressed with the refinement of the big party days, with the classic board, preparing the acarajé. In the background you can see the perspective of the Igreja do Bonfim, in Salvador, the setting for one of the most famous festivals of Brazilian religious syncretism: Lavagem do Bonfim. |
| Signature(s) | Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Pedro Sampaio Malan, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Effigy of the Republic |
| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL 50 000
CASA DA MOEDA DO BRASIL
BAIANA
DEUS SEJA LOUVADO
MINISTRO DA FAZENDA
PRESIDENTE DO
BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL
50 000 CINQÜENTA MIL
CRUZEIROS REAIS (Translation: 50 000 Central Bank of Brazil Brazilian Mint Baiana God be praised Finance Minister President of the Central Bank of Brazil Fifty Thousand Cruzeiros Reais) |
| Reverse lettering | 50 000
BAIANA DO ACARAJÉ
50 000 CINQÜENTA MIL CRUZEIROS REAIS (Translation: 50 000 Baiana of the Acarajé 50 000 Fifty Thousand Cruzeiros Reais) |
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| Catalog ID | 4013471280 |
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