500 Cruzeiros 1st edition; 2nd print; Autographed

Features

Issuer	Brazil
Period	Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967)
Year	1948
Value	500 Cruzeiros (500.00 BRZ)
Currency	Cruzeiro (1942-1967)
Composition	Paper
Size	157 × 67 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	12 February 1967
Number	N# 217625 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	P# 148 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Green-gray on polychromy in calcography and offset.
In the center, an oval medallion with the figure of João Maria José Francisco Xavier de Paula Luís António Domingos Rafael (Dom João VI).
Above, the label "REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL", surmounting the words "SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE".
Below, the inscription "QUINHENTOS CRUZEIROS VALOR RECEBIDO".
On the whole note, anonymous autograph.

Lettering:
REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL
SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE
NO TESOURO NACIONAL
500 500
QUINHENTOS CRUZEIROS
DOM JOÃO VI
VALOR RECEBIDO
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON.

Translation:
Republic of United States of Brazil
will be paid to the carrier of this amount of one hundred Cruzeiros
in the National Treasury
500 500
Five Hundred Cruzeiros
Dom João VI
Amount Received
Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London.

Reverse

Green-gray in calcography.
In the center, the allegorical and pictorial representation of the "Abertura dos Portos" (Opening of the Ports), Cadmo Fausto de Souza.

Lettering:
500 500
REPÚBLICA DOS
ABERTURA DOS PORTOS
500 500
ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON.

Translation:
Republic of United States of Brazil
Opening of Ports
Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London.

Comments

Specimen
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Specimen note sample

Themes of this banknote
       
(1) Dom João VI (~1809), by Francesco Bartolozzi about the work of Domenico Pellegrini Domenico Pellegrini
 
      
(2) Allegory of the "Abertura dos Portos" (Opening of Ports) by Cadmo Fausto de Sousa

Notes
These notes did not carry the signatures of the Minister of Finance and the director of the Amortization Fund, were signed. The autograph was a signature or visa from an employee of the person responsible for checking that the notes were free of printing errors and also for assigning a different pattern to the notes, since there are no two completely identical signatures.


more... Federative Republic of Brazil and Cruzeiro (Cr$)

Legislation
Decree law 9443 of July 11, 1946

See also

• Allegory
• Painting
• Monarch
• Mythology
• Boats and ships

• 500 Cruzeiros (overprint on 500 Mil Réis i.e. P# 92)
• 500 Cruzeiros (1st edition; 1st print; Autographed)
• 500 Cruzeiros (1 edition; 1st print; Valor Recebido)
• 500 Cruzeiros (1st edition; 2nd print)
• 500 Cruzeiros (1st edition; 1st print; Valor Legal)

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