5 cruzados novos
Brazil · 1989
A 5,000 cruzados note of the Banco Central do Brasil, overprinted with a triangular stamp reading 5 cruzados novos when the cruzado novo replaced the cruzado at 1,000 to 1 in January 1989. The front shows the painter Cândido Portinari, named on the note, beside figures from his work. The back shows him at work on a painting, with more of his figures behind. Portinari painted the War and Peace murals at the United Nations in New York.
- Ref
- 142
- Country
- Brazil
- Issuer
- Brazil
- Denomination
- 5 cruzados novos
- Catalogue number
- Pick 217
- Date
- 1989 (catalogue date)
- Estimated value
- £0.44 to £1.61 · price guide: Numista
- Grade
- UNC (estimated from photos)
- Copies in the collection
- 1