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1 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 4th print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional |
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| Year | 1866 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note in black and blue on white paper, with the Imperial Arms of Brazil at centre flanked by an allegorical group representing Justice, Agriculture and Commerce. A portrait vignette of Emperor D. Pedro II appears within the composition, surmounted by the legend IMPÉRIO DO BRAZIL. The denomination is expressed both in words and numerals, with the serial number applied by handstamp. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1 HUM 1 HUM 1 HUM IMPERIO DO BRAZIL NO THESOURO NACIONAL SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE HUM MIL REIS VALOR RECEBIDO (Translation: Empire of Brazil At the National Treasury you will pay bearer of this the amount of One Thousand Réis Amount received) |
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Brazil's Imperial Treasury turned to Perkins, Bacon & Petch at a moment when the firm's intaglio security printing was considered among the most counterfeit-resistant in the world — the same house that had produced early British postage stamps and banknotes for colonial governments across four continents. The 4th print designation matters here: successive print runs of this 1 Mil Réis type were ordered incrementally as the Treasury struggled to meet demand during Brazil's costly involvement in the War of the Triple Alliance against Paraguay, which began in 1864 and drained both coin reserves and public confidence in the monetary system.
The London origin of the plates explains the crisp intaglio quality that distinguishes these notes from domestically produced Brazilian issues of the same period.