BRAZIL Pick#....................198b Banknote Book # 820b Denomination ....100 Cruzeiros Date.....................1984 Condition...... UNC Comments........ Duque de Caxias on front. Luis Alves de Lima e Silva, the Duke of Caxias August 25, 1803 - May 7, 1880), nicknamed "The Peacemaker" and "Iron Duke, was a monarchist, military officer and politician of the Empire of Brazil. Two cities in Brazil were named for him. Battle scene on reverse.
Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brazil
Cruzeiros = from the Portuguese verb "Cruzar: to bear a cross" - early Portuguese gold or silver coins that bore a cross on reverse. Image not note in lot.
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