Brazil 5 Cruzeiros 1961-1962

Brazil 5 Cruzeiros 1961-1962 VG
Front: Man sailing
Back: Victoria Regia flower

A woman standing on a leaf of Victoria cruziana in the lily pond in front of the Linnaean House of the Missouri Botanical Garden. A wooden plank and a towel is placed on the pad to prevent damage to the plant.

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Brazil 1 Cruzeiro 1980 UNC
Front: Liberty
Back: Brazil Bank

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Brazil 500 Cruzeiros 1990 UNC
Front: Agronomist, ecologist and naturalist Augusto Ruschi
Back: Augusto Ruschi, orchids; swallow-tailed hummingbird

Brazil

Brazil 200 Cruzeiros 1990 UNC
Front: Centenary of the Republic of Braz
Back: Detail from "Pátria", 1905, painting by Pedro Bruno,

Pedro Paulo Bruno was born on October 14, 1888 at his family home on the Paquetá Island. His father was the Italian merchant Felice Antonio Bruno, which had emigrated to Brazil with his young wife Magdalena Marmo Bruno in 1878, along with their three children (Rosa, Antero, and Miguel). Originally from Casalbuono, in the province of Salerno, they settled in the island of Paquetá, in a house at 105 Praia da Guarda. Read more

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Brazil 1000 Cruzeiros 1985 UNC
Front: Barao Do Rio Branco 20 April 1845- 20 April 1845
Back: Machinery



The Baron of Rio Branco began his political career as a congressman in the House of Commons. From 1876 on, he was the Brazilian Consul General in Liverpool, England. He was also the Brazilian Ambassador in Berlin in the beginning of the XX century.

Rio Branco's most important legacy to Brazil was his successful effort, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, in defining the country's borders with all of its neighbours. He was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1902 and retained office until 1912, under four different Presidents, a feat unequalled in Brazilian History. Before and during his term, he negotiated territorial disputes between Brazil and some of its neighbours and consolidated the borders of modern Brazil. He is considered one of the most prominent Brazilian statesmen ever, as his proverbial work capacity, knowledge and skills were essential for the successful outcome of difficult boundary disputes, some of which submitted to international arbitration – such as with Argentina and France –, as well as for incorporating new territory (the state of Acre, originally Bolivian).

As a mediator he negotiated and settled disputes between the United States and many European countries. On those occasions, he never abandoned his belief in diplomacy as the means to handle international matters, thus helping establish Brazil's reputation as a peace-loving nation.

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Brazil 1 Cruzeiros 1972-1981 Series B14250
Front: Liberty head at right
Back: Banco Central Building on reverse

Brazil

Brazil 50 Cruzados Novos 1989 UNC
Front Design: Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987) Brazilian poet. Born in Itabira his parents were farmers of Portuguese ancestry (and remote Scottish ancestry).
Back Design: Poem

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Brazil 1000 Cruzados 1986-1988 UNC
Front Design: Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (JK) (September 12, 1902 – August 22, 1976) was a prominent Brazilian politician who was President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. Electric Power Station
Back Design: Old and new buildings