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5000 Cruzeiros 200th anniversary of Tiradentes' death
| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Currency | Cruzeiro (1990-1993) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Joaquim José da Silva Xavier — known as Tiradentes, "tooth-puller," for his work as a barber-surgeon — was hanged and quartered in Rio de Janeiro on April 21, 1792, the only member of the Inconfidência Mineira conspiracy to face execution. His co-conspirators received commuted sentences; Tiradentes, lacking noble rank, had no such protection. The Brazilian republic later elevated him to national martyr, and April 21 became a public holiday.
This issue marks exactly two centuries from that execution. The stainless steel composition reflects Brazil's ongoing currency instability of the early 1990s — the cruzeiro itself would be replaced by the cruzeiro real just one year later.