100 cruzeiros 1961 — Brazil ( Pick: 170a )
Region:
South America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 100 cruzeiros issued in Brazil in 1961. It is cataloged under Pick number 170a. Its recorded attributes place it among documented banknotes of this issue.
The front side design features a dark blue portrait of D. Pedro at the center, with a microcolor underprint and two printed signatures. The back side is red-brown, depicting an allegory of "National Culture" at the center, with printing credited to the American Bank Note Company.
This note was produced in an amount of 40,000,000. It measures 157 x 67 mm and carries the signatures of Carlos Augusto Carrilho and Clemente Mariani. The note was created during the 1961 ND Issue, within the years 1961 to 1964.
The front side design features a dark blue portrait of D. Pedro at the center, with a microcolor underprint and two printed signatures. The back side is red-brown, depicting an allegory of "National Culture" at the center, with printing credited to the American Bank Note Company.
This note was produced in an amount of 40,000,000. It measures 157 x 67 mm and carries the signatures of Carlos Augusto Carrilho and Clemente Mariani. The note was created during the 1961 ND Issue, within the years 1961 to 1964.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Carlos Augusto Carrilho, Clemente Mariani
- Date of issue
- 1961
- Printing office
- American Bank Note Company, New York
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Blue and brown
- Dimensions
- 157 x 67 mm
- Amount produced
- 40,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 170a
About this banknote
The issuing authority for the 100 cruzeiros note was the Banco Central do Brasil. This series was introduced in 1961, with notes printed by the American Bank Note Company, New York. It emerged during a period of economic adjustments in Brazil, accommodating changes in currency denominations.
The front side of the banknote features a dark blue portrait of D. Pedro at the center, along with two printed signatures of Carlos Augusto Carrilho and Clemente Mariani. The back side showcases a red-brown allegory of "National Culture" at the center. This specific note, identified as Pick 170a, was part of a production run of 40 million pieces.
