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500 Cruzeiros 3rd edition
| Issuer | Banco Central do Brasil |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Size | 140 × 65 mm |
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| Obverse description | Produced in polychrome intaglio and offset, the obverse presents a portrait vignette of naturalist and scientist Augusto Ruschi (1915–1986) at right, flanked by allegorical representations of Brazilian flora and fauna. A large rendition of Cattleya labiata warneri — the orchid most characteristic of Espírito Santo state and the largest-flowered species of its genus in Brazil — anchors the decorative composition. Denomination numerals and issuing authority inscriptions appear in the surrounding guilloche underprint. |
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| Reverse description | Executed in polychrome intaglio, the reverse bears a vignette of Augusto Ruschi in the field examining orchids, with a hummingbird rendered in fine detail as the focal natural element of the composition. The denomination value is repeated in numerals and words within the surrounding design. |
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| Protection description | Effigy of the Republic |
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