The Cruzado Novo was the short-lived currency of Brazil between 15 January 1989 and 15 March 1990. It replaced the cruzado in the rate of 1000 cruzados = 1 cruzado novo. It had the symbol N C z S ‖ an
A Cz$5,000 banknote overstamped as NCz$5, portraying Candido Portinari