#79 Brazil 1000

Identity

Where & when

Country Brazil

Currency Cruzado Novo

Denomination 1000

Series name Cruzado Novo series

Series year —

Issue year —

Era 1990_present

Legal status demonetized

Predecessor currency Cruzado

Successor currency Cruzeiro

Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait Machado de Assis

Reverse subject Rua Primeiro de Março, Rio de Janeiro

Watermark Portrait of Machado de Assis in clear field

Color palette #d4a574,#c8b896,#8b7355

Themes writer,architecture

Language / script Latin

Front: Machado de Assis (1839–1908), Brazil's most celebrated writer and novelist, founder and first president of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Author of masterworks including 'Dom Casmurro' and 'Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas', he is regarded as the greatest writer in the Portuguese language and a pioneer of Brazilian Realism. The note bears his portrait at right with spectacles and beard, alongside excerpts from his literary works and his signature. An overprint triangle with '1 CRUZADO NOVO' indicates the currency reform that converted 1000 cruzados to 1 cruzado novo.

Back: Rua Primeiro de Março in Rio de Janeiro as it appeared in 1905, showing the historic street scene with colonial architecture, horse-drawn trams, and pedestrians. This was one of Rio's most important commercial thoroughfares during the Belle Époque era. The street connects the historic center to the port district and reflects the urban landscape of Brazil's capital during Machado de Assis's lifetime.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Banco Central do Brasil

Issuer (native) —

Printer Casa da Moeda do Brasil

Engraver —

Material paper

Dimensions (mm) 140x65

Signatures: Presidente do Banco Central do Brasil: signature visible; Valor signature visible

Security features: watermark,microprint,intaglio,security_thread

Geography

Brazil in South America

Brazil in South America. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

This note is part of the short-lived Cruzado Novo currency introduced in January 1989 as Brazil's response to hyperinflation under the Plano Verão economic plan. The cruzado novo replaced the cruzado at a rate of 1000:1. Due to continued hyperinflation, the currency lasted only 18 months before being replaced by the reintroduced cruzeiro in March 1990. This 1000 cruzados note was overprinted with '1 CRUZADO NOVO' to convert it to the new denomination, making it both a transitional piece and a testament to Brazil's monetary instability of the late 1980s. The note celebrates Brazil's literary heritage by featuring Machado de Assis.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-216

Krause ID —

Rarity tier common

Series range 1989-1990

Provenance

How it came to me

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Condition

Grade VF

Serial number B13980599917A

Serial prefix B

Serial suffix A

Light handling wear visible, overprint clear, slight soiling on edges

Valuation

What it's worth now

$5–$15

Type default range $5–$15

Valuation history (1)

date	low	high	currency	source	note
2026-05-08 16:22:07	5.0	15.0	USD	ai	from claude-sonnet-4-5

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