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50 Centavos overprinted on P# 172
| Issuer | Banco Central do Brasil |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Value | 50 Centavos (0.50 BRB) |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio and offset print on polychrome underprint. A central vignette presents the portrait bust of Dom João VI (João Maria José Francisco Xavier de Paula Luís António Domingos Rafael), flanked on both sides by the numeral 500. A circular overprint stamp bearing the legend BANCO CENTRAL - 50 CENTAVOS is applied over the original 500 Cruzeiros note, revaluing it for circulation as 50 Centavos. |
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| Reverse description | Blue intaglio and offset print on polychrome underprint. The central vignette presents an allegorical and pictorial composition representing the Opening of the Ports, after a work by Dacmo Fausto de Souza. The design is framed by repeated numeral 500 guilloche borders and panel inscriptions. |
| Reverse lettering | 500 REPÚBLICA DOS 500 ABERTURA DOS PORTOS 500 ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL 500 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: 500 Republic of 500 Opening of Ports 500 United States of Brazil 500 American Bank Note Company) |
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