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500 Cruzeiros Reais overprinted on P# 236
| Issuer | Banco Central do Brasil |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Value | 500 Cruzeiros Reais (500 BRR) |
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| Obverse description | At left, a vignette portrait of the writer and poet Mário de Andrade (1893–1945), rendered in intaglio and drawn from his well-known self-photograph entitled 'Sombra Minha' (My Shadow). The final verse of his celebrated poem 'Eu sou trezentos...' appears as an inscription alongside the portrait. A circular overprint stamp reading '500 Cruzeiros Reais' is applied over the underlying P#236 denomination of 500,000 Cruzeiros. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL 500 000 CASA DA MOEDA DO BRASIL 500 CRUZEIROS REAIS E ENTÃO MINHA ALMA SERVIRÁ DE ABRIGO MINISTRO DA FAZENDA PRESIDENTE DO BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL DEUS SEJA LOUVADO MÁRIO DE ANDRADE 500 000 QUINHENTOS MIL CRUZEIROS (Translation: Central Bank of Brazil 500 000 Brazilian Mint 500 Cruzeiros Reais And Then My Soul Will Serve as Shelter Finance Minister President of the Central Bank of Brazil God be Praised Mário de Andrade Five Hundred Thousand Cruzeiros) |
| Reverse description | A vignette scene in intaglio shows Mário de Andrade in conversation with a group of children, set against an urban backdrop that includes the Martinelli Building and other São Paulo architectural landmarks, symbolising the rapid growth of the city during the writer's lifetime. The composition evokes the cultural and social milieu of early twentieth-century São Paulo. |
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