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10 Reais 1st. Family, Watermark 'Flag'
| Issuer | Banco Central do Brasil |
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| Year | 1997-2010 |
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| Value | 10 Reais |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is executed predominantly in red intaglio on a multicolour guilloche underprint, centred on a sculptural allegorical effigy of the Republic rendered in fine line engraving. To the left of the central vignette, two tactile raised zeros function as a Braille-based accessibility feature for the visually impaired. Security microprinting is integrated throughout the background underprint, with denomination numerals and authority inscriptions arranged across the design field. |
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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) |
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The Plano Real, launched in July 1994, succeeded where several prior stabilization attempts had failed — the 10 Reais entered circulation as inflation was finally collapsing after decades of chronic monetary disorder. This note's long print run, spanning over a dozen years and six different signature combinations, reflects that unusual institutional continuity. Pedro Sampaio Malan's signature appears across the earliest series from 1997 through to the Lula-era handover at C1137C, an unbroken tenure at Finance that few economies see.
The Guido Mantega "not legible" variety at D3439C is a recognized collectible distinction — his signature block was reworked mid-series after legibility complaints, making the transitional prefix range genuinely scarce relative to surrounding issues.