| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1997-2010 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 10 Reais |
| Currency | Real (1994-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil, Brazil |
| Designer(s) | Álvaro Alves Martins |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#245A |
| Obverse description | Red, in calchography. Symbolic effigy of the Republic, interpreted in the form of sculpture. Left, tactile mark with two zeros, for the visually impaired (Braille system). |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL 10 DEUS SEJA LOUVADO MINISTRO DA FAZENDA PRESIDENTE DO BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL 10 REAIS (Translation: Central Bank of Brazil 10 God Be Praised Finance Minister President of the Central Bank of Brazil 10 Reais) |
| Reverse description | Red, in calchography. Engraving of a Arara (Ara chloreptera), a large bird of the parrot family, typical of fauna in Brazil and other Latin American countries. |
| Reverse lettering | 10 ARARA 10 DEZ REAIS CASA DA MOEDA DO BRASIL (Translation: Arara 10 Reais Brazilian Mint) |
| Signature(s) | Pedro Sampaio Malan, Gustavo Jorge Laboissière Loyola, Gustavo Henrique de Barroso Franco, Armínio Fraga Neto, Antonio Palocci Filho, Henrique de Campos Meirelles, Guido Mantega, Guido Mantega, Alexandre Antônio Tombini, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | National flag. |
| Variants | There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint ""in silver"" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000. |
| Numisquare ID | 8535514880 |
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