20 cruzeiros 1960 — Brazil ( Pick: 160 )

Region: South America

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Banknote description

The banknote is a 20 cruzeiros issued in Brazil in 1960. It is cataloged under Pick number 160, which identifies it within the issue. This note's denomination and year place it among documented banknotes from Brazil.

The front side design features a representation from the 1953-1960 Estampa 2A. It is printed on paper and measures 157 x 67 mm. The note is signed by Carlos Augusto Carrilho and Sebastião Paes de Almeida, and it was produced by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited in London.

The color scheme is brown on polychrome. A total of 35,000,000 notes were produced.

Specifications

Signed by: Carlos Augusto Carrilho, Sebastião Paes de Almeida
Date of issue: 1960
Printing office: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London
Paper: paper
Colour: brown on polychrome
Dimensions: 157 x 67 mm
Amount produced: 35,000,000
Pick catalog: 160

About this banknote

The Tesouro Nacional of Brazil issued the 20 cruzeiros banknote (Pick 160) between 1955 and 1960. This series, known as the "2ª estampa" or second print, was produced by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London, and featured the inscription "Valor Recebido" on the obverse.

The obverse displays a brown-on-polychrome design with a central portrait of Manoel Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazil's first president (1889–1891), flanked by the numeral "20." The reverse features a brown chalcography of an allegorical representation of the Republic, a painting by Cadmo Fausto de Souza. This banknote was demonetized on February 12, 1967.