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20 Reais 2nd. Family
| Issuer | Banco Central do Brasil |
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| Year | 2012-2022 |
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| Value | 20 Reais |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette portrays a golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) perched on a tree trunk, set within a lush forest habitat with a second individual visible among the foliage, rendered in warm amber and green tones over a multicolour guilloche underprint. The composition celebrates one of Brazil's most endangered endemic primates. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL 20 20 MINISTRO DA FAZENDA PRESIDENTE DO BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL MICO LEÃO DOURADO VINTE REAIS CASA DA MOEDA DO BRASIL (Translation: Brazilian Central Bank 20 20 Finance Minister President of the Brazilian Central Bank Golden Lion Tamarin Twenty Reais Casa da Moeda do Brasil) |
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The second family of Brazilian reais was introduced progressively from 2010 onward, with each denomination updated in sequence. The 20-real note entered this series with a revised security package prompted in part by counterfeiting pressure on the first-family notes, which had circulated since 1994. The gap between the two families is relatively narrow by international standards — a reflection of how quickly forgery techniques had evolved against Brazil's original printing specifications.
Casa da Moeda do Brasil has produced all reais domestically since the currency's launch, a deliberate policy choice that distinguishes Brazil from several Latin American neighbors who outsource security printing.