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1 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 10th. Print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional (National Treasury of Brazil) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue on a polychrome underprint, combining intaglio (calcography) and lithographic techniques. A central oval vignette bears the bust portrait of Diogo Antônio Feijó (1784–1843), the Brazilian Regent, surrounded by decorative guilloche work. The Arabic numeral "1" appears at each side, with the issuing authority and payment obligation legend arranged around the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1 1 REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL NO THESOURO NACIONAL SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE 1 UM MIL REIS VALOR RECEBIDO AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil At the National Treasury the holder will be paid the amount of One Thousand Réis Amount received American Bank Note Company) |
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Brazil's Thesouro Nacional series of small-denomination treasury notes was a direct response to chronic coin shortages that plagued the country through the early twentieth century. The 1 Mil Réis denomination effectively substituted for metallic currency rather than functioning as a proper banknote in any conventional sense — it circulated as pocket change, and the wear rates reflect that.
The "10th. Print" designation distinguishes this from nine earlier printings of the same design, all produced by ABNC in New York across a run spanning several decades. Small differences in plate state and serial prefix lettering are the only reliable way to differentiate printings without reference to documented serial ranges.