| Issuer | Brazil |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Cruzeiros (500 BRE) |
| Currency | Cruzeiro (1990-1993) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil, Brazil |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 31 July 1993 |
| Reference(s) | P#226 |
| 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. In the center rectangular stamp of 500 Cruzeiros. |
| 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
500
CRUZEIROS
MINISTRO DA FAZENDA
PRESIDENTE DO
BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL
AUGUSTO RUSCHI
CASA DA MOEDA DO BRASIL
500 QUINHENTOS CRUZADOS NOVOS (Translation: Central Bank of Brazil 500 500 Cruzeiros Finance Minister President of Central Bank of Brasil Augusto Ruschi Brazilian Mint Five Hundred Cruzeiros Novos) |
| Reverse lettering | 500
500 QUINHENTOS CRUZADOS NOVOS (Translation: 500 Five Hundred Cruzados Novos) |
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| Catalog ID | 9799722790 |
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