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100 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 2nd print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional |
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| Year | 1844 |
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| Size | 200 × 130 mm |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed in green on light green paper, the note carries the Imperial Arms of Brazil at right and a reference to the Decree of June 1, 1833 at left, with a central panoramic vignette of 19th-century Rio de Janeiro. Denomination and series number appear in typeset letterpress, while the ordem number is applied by handstamp. |
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| Reverse description | Unprinted plain paper reverse, bearing no design, lettering, or decorative elements, consistent with Brazilian Imperial Treasury notes of this period. |
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Brazil's Imperial Treasury turned to Perkins, Bacon & Petch in London for this issue — the same firm already producing intaglio-engraved stamps for the British Post Office and renowned for their siderographic steel engraving, which made counterfeiting substantially harder than the lithographic alternatives available domestically. The choice was practical: Brazil had no printing infrastructure capable of producing secure currency at scale in the 1840s.
The "2nd print" designation distinguishes this from the earlier plate run, suggesting the original order was exhausted and a second printing was commissioned — not unusual given the chronic currency shortages in mid-century imperial Brazil, where copper coinage dominated lower transactions and paper remained contentious in the interior.
Perkins, Bacon & Petch became Perkins, Bacon and Co. in 1858.