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1 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 8th Print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional (National Treasury of Brazil) |
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| Year | 1902 |
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| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Obverse description | Violet on ochre underprint, printed in intaglio and lithography. At centre top, a female bust as an allegory of the Republic forms the central vignette, with the nominal value rendered in both numerals and words diagonally in each of the four corners. The face bears the issuing authority inscriptions and the obligation text. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE 1 MIL RÉIS NO THESOURO NACIONAL BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO GRAVADORES LONDRES (Translation: Republic of The United States of Brazil Pay to the Bearer the amount of One Thousand Reis in National Treasury Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co London Engravers) |
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Brazil's Treasury — not the Banco do Brasil or any central bank — was the direct issuing authority for this series, a hangover from the monetary chaos that followed the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889. The Encilhamento speculation crisis of the early 1890s had wrecked public confidence in bank-issued paper, and by the turn of the century the government was issuing its own notes as a deliberate consolidation measure. The 8th Print designation reflects how the plates were managed across successive authorized runs rather than distinct design changes.
Bradbury Wilkinson's involvement was typical of the period — Brazilian authorities consistently turned to British security printers when domestic production couldn't meet anti-counterfeiting requirements.