| Issuer | Brazil |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Cruzados Novos (500 BRN) |
| Currency | Cruzado novo (1989-1990) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil, Brazil |
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| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 15 March 1990 |
| Reference(s) | P#222 |
| Obverse description | Polychromy in chalcography and offset. In the right, portrait of scientist Augusto Ruschi (1915-1986), flanked by allegories of flora and fauna, highlighting a representation of Cattleya labiata warneri, an orchid that, with dozens of varieties, is the most typical of Espírito Santo and the largest flower of the genus in Brazil. |
| Reverse description | Polychromy in chalcography. Ruschi examining orchids, highlighting the figure of a hummingbird. |
| Signature(s) | Maílson Ferreira da Nóbrega, Wadico Waldir Bucchi, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Effigy of the Republic |
| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL 500
MINISTRO DA FAZENDA
PRESIDENTE DO
BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL
AUGUSTO RUSCHI
CASA DA MOEDA DO BRASIL
500 QUINHENTOS CRUZADOS NOVOS (Translation: 500 Central Bank of Brazil Finance Minister President of the Central Bank of Brazil Augusto Ruschi Brazilian Mint Five Hundred Cruzados Novos) |
| Reverse lettering | 500
500 QUINHENTOS CRUZADOS NOVOS (Translation: 500 Five Hundred Cruzados Novos) |
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| Catalog ID | 6958109800 |
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