overprinted on P# 236
Information:
| Reference | P#239 |
| Country | Brazil |
| Period | Cruzeiro real (1993-1994) |
| Currency | Cruzeiros Reais |
| Denomination | 500 Cruzeiros Reais |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Issuing bank | Central Bank of Brazil |
| Year | 1993 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes on 30.06.1994 |
| Size (WxH) | 140x65 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textBANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL 500 000
CASA DA MOEDA DO BRASIL
500 CRUZEIROS REAIS
E ENTÃO MINHA ALMA SERVIRÁ DE ABRIGO
MINISTRO DA FAZENDA
PRESIDENTE DO
BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL
DEUS SEJA LOUVADO
MÁRIO DE ANDRADE
500 000 QUINHENTOS
MIL CRUZEIROS
Obverse symbolPortrait of Mário Raul de Morais Andrade (1893-1945), with the left, drawing inspired by his own photograph, entitled Sombra Minha (My Shadow). Accompanied by the last verse of the well-known poem "Eu sou trezentos..." (I am three hundred ...).
Rounded stamp of "500 Cruzeiros Reais" in P#236.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse text500 000
QUINHENTOS MIL CRUZEIROS
Reverse symbolScene representing Mário de Andrade talking to children, flanked by the Martilnelli building and other buildings that symbolize the dizzying growth of the city of São Paulo at the time of the writer.
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| ND (1993) | P# 239a - Series: A8292 - A9999 (Stamp A) | + | - | - | $1,50 | $4,20 | $4,20 | $5,80 | |
| ND (1993) | P# 239b - Series: B0001 - B0607 (Stamp A) | - | - | - | - | $2,30 | $3,70 | ||