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| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional |
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| Year | 1883-1886 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on a polychrome underprint using a combination of intaglio (chalcography) and lithographic techniques. The left vignette presents a seated female allegorical figure alongside the Imperial arms of Brazil, while the right vignette shows two goats; the central vignette carries a bust portrait of Emperor Dom Pedro II. The order number is printed in red at right, or on both sides in certain printings. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in green in intaglio (chalcography). The central design consists of the inscription IMPÉRIO DO BRASIL within a circle enclosing an armillary sphere, the whole surrounded by a ring bearing twenty stars representing the provinces of the Empire. |
| Reverse lettering | 10 IMPÉRIO DO BRAZIL 10 AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO., NEW YORK (Translation: Empire of Brazil American Bank Note Co., New York) |
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