The Cruzeiro sign ⟨₢⟩ is a

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abbreviation or

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consisting of a capital

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letter ⟨C⟩ with a nested lower-case letter ⟨r⟩, connected in a single

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. This glyph occasionally replaced the ⟨Cr⟩ part of the currency symbol for the first Brazilian cruzeiro, created in 1942, whose official symbol was "Cr $" (two separate letters, a space, and a single-stroke

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). It could also have been used for other Brazilian currencies called "cruzeiro" that were official in 1942–1986 and 1990–1993. Some

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s and

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s produced for the Brazilian market had ⟨₢⟩ keys, and it was available in some typefaces. The Brazilian keyboard layout ABNT-2 specified by the

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standard NBR 10346ABNT (1991):
NBR 10346 de 08/1991 - Tecnologia de informação - Teclados em equipamentos de processamento de dados - Conjunto alfanumérico -Padronização
. Available from the ABNT website. Accessed on 2021-08-15. specifies that the ⟨₢⟩ symbols should be available through the combination . However, since it refers to discontinued currencies, it is hardly ever used, and may not work. The symbol was included in the

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standard (name "CRUZEIRO SIGN", code point U+20A2) since its first version.

References

(2020)
Image of the keyboard of a Smith Corona typewriter
made in the 1950s for the Brazilian market, featuring the "₢" and "$" keys near the right end of the upper row. From ad #1318087665 on the Mercado Livre website; accessed on 2021-08-15
archived
/ref> Conselho Monetário Nacional do Brasil (1967):
Ata da 68^a Sessão, realizada em 8.2.1967
(including creation of the new currency ''novo cruzeiro'', page 2. Available at the website of the Casa da Moeda do Brasil. Accessed on 2021-08-15. Quote": "Tomou-se como abreviatura da nova moeda o símbolo NCr$, objetivando economia de despesas com as modificações dos teclados das máquinas de escrever, nacionais ou estrangeiras, em uso no Brasil, que já possuem a tecla Cr$". {{Currency signs Currency symbols

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