5000 cruzeiros 1963 — Brazil ( Pick: 182a )
Region:
South America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5000 cruzeiros issued in Brazil in 1963. It is cataloged under Pick number 182a. The front side design features a blue-gray color on a multicolor underprint, with a portrait of Tiradentes at the right and two printed signatures, including one with the title "Director Caixa de Amortizacao."
The back design is red, depicting Tiradentes in a historical scene at the center. The dimensions of the note are 157 x 67 mm, and it was produced on paper by the printing office Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited. A total of 50,000,000 copies were printed.
The note is signed by Dênio Chagas Nogueira (President of the Central Bank of Brazil) and Otávio Gouveia de Bulhões (Finance Minister). This issuance occurred during a period of notable financial transformations in Brazil, particularly marked by the centralization of fiscal policies in the early 1960s.
The back design is red, depicting Tiradentes in a historical scene at the center. The dimensions of the note are 157 x 67 mm, and it was produced on paper by the printing office Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited. A total of 50,000,000 copies were printed.
The note is signed by Dênio Chagas Nogueira (President of the Central Bank of Brazil) and Otávio Gouveia de Bulhões (Finance Minister). This issuance occurred during a period of notable financial transformations in Brazil, particularly marked by the centralization of fiscal policies in the early 1960s.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Dênio Chagas Nogueira (President of the Central Bank of Brazil), Otávio Gouveia de Bulhões (Finance Minister)
- Date of issue
- 1965
- Printing office
- Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Blue-gray on multicolor underprint; red on reverse
- Dimensions
- 157 x 67 mm
- Amount produced
- 50,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 182a
About this banknote
The 5000 cruzeiros banknote was issued by the Central Bank of Brazil in 1963. This series was introduced to manage the economic adjustments of the early 1960s. The design and production were handled by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, a well-known printing office.
The front side of the note features a portrait of Tiradentes on the right, with a distinct red and multicolor underprint. It includes two printed signatures, one from the Director of Caixa de Amortização. The reverse side, printed in red, depicts Tiradentes in a historical scene. This specific Pick 182a variant was part of a print run of 50 million notes.
