200 cruzeiros 1949 — Brazil ( Pick: 147 )
Banknote description
The banknote's color scheme is olive-green on a polychrome background, produced using calchography and offset printing techniques. It measures 157 x 67 mm and is made of paper. The note is hand-signed and printed by Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited, London.
No additional period or series details are specified for this banknote. The dimensions and printing office contribute to its classification within the documented banknotes of Brazil.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Hand-signed
- Date of issue
- 1949
- Printing office
- Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited, London
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Olive-green on polychrome, in calchography and offset
- Dimensions
- 157 x 67 mm
- Pick catalog
- 147
About this banknote
The National Treasury (Tesouro Nacional) of Brazil issued the 200 cruzeiros banknote in 1949 as part of the second printing (2ª estampa) of the cruzeiro currency, which had been introduced in 1942 to replace the real. This series featured hand-signed autographs, a practice that continued until the early 1950s.
The obverse of the banknote displays a portrait of Dom Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, centered within an ornate frame, with the denomination numerals "200" flanking the portrait. The reverse features the painting "Independência ou Morte" (Independence or Death), also known as "Grito do Ipiranga," by Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo. Printed by Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited, London, the note measures 157 x 67 mm and was demonetized on 12 February 1967.
