Gaucho portrait, flanked by a panel that portrays, in a simultaneous view, the facade and interior of the ruins of the Church of São Miguel das Missões (RS), built by the Jesuits in the first half of the 17th century.
Reverse description
Panel showing scene of the gaucho handling the loop, in the capture of cattle. Under the legends of the lower margin, reproductions of typical accessories that the gaucho uses in his daily work: boleadeira, parsley, guampa and spurs.
Signature(s)
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Pedro Sampaio Malan,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Effigy of the Republic
Obverse lettering
BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL 5000
CASA DA MOEDA DO BRASIL
DEUS SEJA LOUVADO
O Gaúcho
MINISTRO DA FAZENDA
PRESIDENTE DO
BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL
5000 CINCO MIL CRUZEIROS REAIS (Translation: Central Bank of Brazil Brazilian Mint God be praised The Gaucho Finance Minister President of the Central Bank of Brazil 5000 Five Thousand Cruzeiros Reais)
Reverse lettering
5000
5000 CINCO MIL CRUZEIROS REAIS (Translation: 5000 Five Thousand Cruzeiros Reais)