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1 Cruzeiro Thesouro Nacional, 1st print, Autographed
| Issuer | Tesouro Nacional do Brasil |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Reference(s) | P#132 |
| Obverse description | Blue intaglio on polychrome offset underprint. The central vignette presents a portrait bust of Joaquim Marques Lisboa, Marquês de Tamandaré (1807–1897), set within an ornate engraved frame flanked on both sides by the numeral 1. A diagonal handwritten conference autograph crosses the body of the note, characteristic of the first printing series. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 REPÚBLICA DOS 1 ESCOLA NAVAL 1 ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL 1 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Republic of United States of Brazil Naval School American Bank Note Company.) |
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Brazil's Tesouro Nacional issued this cruzeiro series as part of the currency transition that had begun in 1942, when the cruzeiro formally replaced the milréis. The ABNC printed the bulk of these wartime issues — Brazil's domestic printing capacity was limited, and the New York contract remained standard practice through much of the 1940s.
The "autographed" designation distinguishes this first print from later facsimile-signature versions, meaning the authorization signatures were applied by hand rather than engraved into the plate — a meaningful distinction for date-range attribution within the P#132 series.