2 Cruzeiros 1st edition; 2nd print; 2nd type
Features
Obverse
In the center, wrapped in a decorated frame, the portrait of Luiz Alves de Lima e Silva (Duque de Caxias), flanked by numerals 2.
Lettering:
2 2
REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL
SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE
DOIS CRUZEIROS
NO TESOURO NACIONAL
2 2
DUQUE DE CAXIAS
DIRETOR
CAIXA DE AMORTIZAÇÃO
MINISTRO DA FAZENDA
VALOR RECEBIDO
2 2
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON.
Translation:
2 2
Republic of United States of Brazil
will be paid to the carrier of this amount of
Two Cruzeiros
in the National Treasury
2 2
Duque de Caxias
Director of Amortization Box
Minister of Farm
Amount Received
American Bank Note Company.
Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited, London.
Reverse
In the center, image far from the Military School of Rezende in Rio de Janeiro.
Lettering:
REPÚBLICA DOS
2 2
ESCOLA MILITAR DE REZENDE
2 2
ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON.
Translation:
2 2
Republic of United States of Brazil
Military school of Rezende.
2 2
Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited, London.
Signatures
| Claudionor de Souza Lemos (CSL) | Director of the Amortization Fund |  |
| Eugênio Gudin Filho (EGF) | Finance Minister |  |
| José Maria Alkmin (JMA) | Finance Minister |  |
| Lucas Lopes (LL) | Finance Minister |  |
Comments
Specimen
Specimen note sample
Themes of this banknote
(1) Duque De Caxias
| Date | Signatures | No. printed | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (1956) | CSL, EGF | 37 000 000 | 39% | P# 157Aa; Series #231 - 600 | |||||||||
| ND (1956) | CSL, EGF | 0% | P# 157Aas; Specimen | ||||||||||
| ND (1956) | CSL, JMA | 30 000 000 | 49% | P# 157Ab; Series #601 - 900 | |||||||||
| ND (1956) | CSL, JMA | 0% | P# 157Abs; Specimen | ||||||||||
| ND (1958) | CSL, LL | 14 500 000 | 41% | P# 157Ac; Series #901 - 1045 | |||||||||
| ND (1958) | CSL, LL | 0% | P# 157Acs; Specimen | ||||||||||