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50 Cruzeiros Reais
| Issuer | Banco Central do Brasil |
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| Year | 1993-1994 |
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| Value | 50 Cruzeiros Reais (50 BRR) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the denomination '50' rendered in large, bold numerals dominating the central field, with the currency symbol 'CR$' inscribed in smaller characters immediately below. The country name 'BRASIL' appears as a legend along the upper portion of the field, and the date of issue is inscribed vertically along the left side. The design is stark and typographic in character, with no figurative motifs, giving the face a clean, modern appearance typical of high-inflation transitional coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Cruzeiro Real was an emergency transitional currency, introduced in August 1993 as Brazil shed yet another monetary identity amid inflation running at several thousand percent annually. It lasted barely a year before being replaced by the Real in July 1994 — the currency that finally stuck, anchored by the Plano Real and the political resolve of Finance Minister Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
Brazil had cycled through five currencies in under a decade by this point. The 50 Cruzeiros Reais denomination circulated for so brief a window that meaningful wear on surviving examples is genuinely uncommon.