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10 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 2nd print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional |
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| Year | 1840 |
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| Value | 10 000 Réis (10 000) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed in blue and sepia on tile-colored paper, the note is organized in three vertical registers: at left, a panel references the authorizing Decree of June 1, 1833; at center, an allegorical vignette portrays an indigenous couple beside a Christian cross, symbolizing Brazil's independence; at right, the Arms of the Empire are rendered in fine calcographic engraving. Denomination numerals and abbreviated value text appear repeatedly in the border design framing the central composition. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, showing the plain tile-colored paper stock. The show-through of the obverse intaglio impression is faintly visible, along with what appears to be a blind-embossed oval guilloche outline at left, consistent with the printing technique used by Perkins, Bacon & Petch. |
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Brazil's Thesouro Nacional turned to Perkins, Bacon & Petch in London for this issue, a common choice for Latin American governments in the mid-nineteenth century who distrusted the quality and security of domestically produced paper. Jacob Perkins had pioneered the steel engraving process that made his firm's notes notoriously difficult to counterfeit — the siderographic transfer method allowed identical, fine-lined plates to be multiplied without loss of detail, a genuine technical leap over copper engraving.
The "2nd print" designation distinguishes this from the earlier striking of the same design, implying a fresh plate run or reorder rather than a revised type — a distinction that matters for attribution but is frequently collapsed by casual cataloguers.