500 cruzeiros 1980 — Brazil ( Pick: 196a )
Region:
South America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 cruzeiros issued in Brazil in 1980. It is cataloged under Pick number 196a. The dimensions of the note are 157 x 67 mm and 171 x 79 mm.
The front design features elements from the 1972 Commemorative Issue in dark olive-green and brown on violet and multicolor underprint. The back displays five different maps of Brazil. The watermark includes the dates 1822-1972 in a clear area on the left side. This note is signed by Mário Henrique Simonsen and Paulo Hortênsio Pereira Lira, and it was printed by TDLR, S.A. and ABNC.
The total amount produced for this banknote was 140,100,000. The series was in circulation in Brazil during a period marked by significant economic change.
The front design features elements from the 1972 Commemorative Issue in dark olive-green and brown on violet and multicolor underprint. The back displays five different maps of Brazil. The watermark includes the dates 1822-1972 in a clear area on the left side. This note is signed by Mário Henrique Simonsen and Paulo Hortênsio Pereira Lira, and it was printed by TDLR, S.A. and ABNC.
The total amount produced for this banknote was 140,100,000. The series was in circulation in Brazil during a period marked by significant economic change.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Mário Henrique Simonsen, Paulo Hortênsio Pereira Lira; D. João VI; Mário Henrique Simonsen, Paulo Hortênsio Pereira Lira
- Date of issue
- 1979; 1980; 1961-1962; 1955-1960
- Printing office
- TDLR, S.A.; ABNC; TDLR
- Paper
- Paper; Paper; Paper; Paper
- Colour
- Brown on gray underprint; Dark blue on microcolor underprint; Blue-black on microcolor underprint; Dark olive on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 157 x 67 mm; 171 x 79 mm
- Amount produced
- 140,100,000; 140,100,000; 140,100,000; 140,100,000
- Pick catalog
- 196a
About this banknote
The issuing authority for the 500 cruzeiros banknote, Pick 196a, was the Banco Central do Brasil. This series was issued starting in 1980. It was introduced as part of a monetary reform aimed at addressing inflationary pressures, with signatures by Mário Henrique Simonsen and Paulo Hortênsio Pereira Lira on the notes.
The front side of the banknote features designs from the 1972 Commemorative Issue, with colors in dark olive-green and brown on a violet background. On the reverse, there are five different maps of Brazil. The banknote was printed by Thomas de la Rue & Company, with a production run of 140,100,000 notes.
