Brazil 10 Cruzeiros Banknote | Getúlio Vargas | Thomas De La Rue | VF

Brazil 10 Cruzeiros Banknote | Getúlio Vargas | Thomas De La Rue | VF
CA$15.00

Brazil – 10 Cruzeiros Banknote
Getúlio Vargas Portrait | Republica dos Estados Unidos do Brasil

Offered is an authentic Brazilian 10 Cruzeiros banknote, featuring President Getúlio Vargas, one of the most influential figures in Brazilian history. This note was printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, one of the world’s premier security printers, and represents mid-20th-century Brazilian currency during a period of political and industrial transformation.

🔹 Historical Significance

  • Issued during the Vargas Era, a defining period in Brazil’s modernization

  • Reflects Brazil’s industrial growth and national identity

  • Popular with collectors of Latin American, political portrait, and engraved banknotes

🔹 Design Highlights

Obverse:

  • Portrait of Getúlio Vargas

  • Ornate multicolor guilloché background

  • Denomination 10 Cruzeiros

  • Serial numbers, series markings, and official signatures

  • Text: Republica dos Estados Unidos do Brasil

Reverse:

  • Powerful allegorical figure representing industry and labor

  • Factories and industrial landscape in background

  • Repeating “10” denomination panels

  • Fine steel engraving by Thomas De La Rue

🔹 Condition

  • Circulated

  • Light folds and handling

  • Paper intact with no major tears

  • Strong colour and sharp engraving detail

Estimated Grade: Fine to Very Fine (F–VF)
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