500 cruzeiros 1949 — Brazil ( Pick: 148 )
Region:
South America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 cruzeiros issued in Brazil in 1949. It is cataloged under Pick number 148. This note features a design from the 1949-1950 period labeled as Estampa 2A on its front side.
The front displays a dark green color scheme, while the back features a blue-black design. It is printed on paper and measures 157 x 67 mm.
The printing office responsible for this banknote was TDLR. The 500 cruzeiros notes were issued amidst the currency reform that followed the end of the Second World War in Brazil.
The front displays a dark green color scheme, while the back features a blue-black design. It is printed on paper and measures 157 x 67 mm.
The printing office responsible for this banknote was TDLR. The 500 cruzeiros notes were issued amidst the currency reform that followed the end of the Second World War in Brazil.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 1949
- Printing office
- TDLR
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Dark green on the front; blue-black on the back
- Dimensions
- 157 x 67 mm
- Pick catalog
- 148
About this banknote
The Republic of the United States of Brazil issued the 500 cruzeiros banknote (Pick 148) in 1949 as part of the 1949-1950 Estampa 2A series. This series was introduced to replace the previous mil réis currency, following the monetary reform of 1942 that established the cruzeiro as the new official currency.
The front of the banknote features a dark green portrait of Dom João VI at the center. The back displays a blue-black maritime allegory with ships at the center. Printed by Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited, London, the note measures 157 x 67 mm and was demonetized on February 12, 1967.
