| Issuer | Brazil |
| Year | 1997-2009 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Reais |
| Currency | Real (1994-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil, Brazil |
| No. printed | 30.04.1945. |
| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#244A |
| Obverse description | Violet and blue, in calchography. Symbolic effigy of the Republic, interpreted in the form of sculpture. |
| Reverse description | Violet and blue, in calchography. Figure of a heron (Casmerodius albus) inside a hydrosphere next to an aquatic vegetation. |
| Signature(s) | Pedro Sampaio Malan, Gustavo Jorge Laboissière Loyola, Gustavo Henrique de Barroso Franco, Armínio Fraga Neto, Antonio Palocci Filho, Henrique de Campos Meirelles, Guido Mantega, Guido Mantega, Alexandre Antônio Tombini, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | National flag. |
| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL 5
5
DEUS SEJA LOUVADO
REAIS
MINISTRO DA FAZENDA
PRESIDENTE DO
BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL (Translation: Central Bank of Brazil 5 5 Reais God be praised Finance Minister President of the Central Bank of Brazil) |
| Reverse lettering | 5
GARÇA
5
CINCO REAIS
CASA DA MOEDA DO BRASIL (Translation: Heron Five Reais Brazilian Mint) |
| Variants | There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000. |
| Catalog ID | 6700504020 |
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