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10 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 11th. Print

Issuer Thesouro Nacional (National Treasury of Brazil)
Year 1907
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Reference(s) P#33
Obverse description Black on brown underprint, executed in intaglio and lithography. A vignette at left presents Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, seated with a recumbent lion at her side, rendered in fine chalcographic line work. Guilloche borders frame the composition, with the denomination and issuing authority inscribed in bold letterpress across the face.
Obverse lettering REPUBLICA ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL NO THESOURO NACIONAL SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE 10 DEZ MIL RÉIS VALOR RECEBIDO AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO., NEW YORK
(Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil At the National Treasury the holder will be paid the amount of Ten Thousand Reis Amount received American Bank Note Co., New York)
Reverse description Printed entirely in green intaglio, the reverse is dominated by a central architectural vignette of a large neoclassical building — the Amortization Office (Casa de Amortização) in Rio de Janeiro — rendered with fine engraved detail including colonnade, arched windows, and street-level figures. Denomination numerals "10" appear in guilloche ovals to the left and right, with elaborate lathe-work borders filling the remaining field.
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