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Brazil currency note, 100 cruzeiros, issued postwar

Object | Accession Number: 2009.263.31

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    Brazil currency note, 100 cruzeiros, issued postwar

    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    100 cruzeiros bank note issued in Brazil.
    Date
    issue:  approximately 1955
    Geography
    issue: Brazil
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Diana Nikkels
    Markings
    front top banner, light brown text on blue background : REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL
    front bottom banner, light brown text on blue background : CEM CRUZEIROS / VALOR LEGAL
    front top, portrait banner, light brown text on blue background : TESOURO NACION
    front bottom, portrait banner, blue ink : PEDRO II
    front left, black ink : (illegible signature) / DIRETOR / CAIXA DE AMORTIZAÇÁO
    front right, black ink : [illegible signature] / MINISTRO DA FAZENDA
    front, series number, upper left and right, red ink : ESTAMPA / 1a / SERIE / 1105a
    front, serial number, upper left and right, red ink : 046059

    Physical Details

    Language
    Portuguese
    Classification
    Exchange Media
    Category
    Money
    Physical Description
    Rectangular offwhite paper currency. Face has a graphic design in brown ink with repeating 100, and a blue border with numeric denomination medallions in the corners. In the center is a portrait medallion of D. Pedro II in blue flanked by blue numeric denomination medallions with a paisley design in orange, green, and purple. The series number is printed in red in the upper left and lower right corners. The serial number is printed in red in the lower left and upper right corners. Back is in brown ink with a seated woman leaning on a globe looking out to water. There are 3 medallions on each side with numeric denominations. There is Portuguese text in the top and bottom borders.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 2.560 inches (6.502 cm) | Width: 6.130 inches (15.57 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, ink

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
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    Keywords & Subjects

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The paper money was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Diana Nikkels, the granddaughter of Abigael de Vries and the daughter of Ingeborg de Vries Nikkels.
    Record last modified:
    2022-07-28 18:26:18
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