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100 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 3rd print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional |
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| Year | 1856 |
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| Currency | Real (1799-1942) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note in black on white paper, with the Arms of the Empire at left and an Imperial distinction device at right flanking a central vignette of the city of Salvador, Bahia as seen in the 19th century. Denomination numerals and series designations appear in typeset letterpress within the border, with the ordem number applied by handstamp. The text panel bears the full obligation legend of the Thesouro Nacional across the centre of the note. |
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| Variants | P#A225a - issued note P#A225r - unissued remainder |
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Brazil's Thesouro Nacional turned to Perkins, Bacon & Petch at a moment when the firm's siderographic process — steel-plate engraving transferred via a hardened roller — was setting the standard for forgery-resistant currency printing worldwide. The same London house was producing postage stamps for several colonial administrations simultaneously, and Brazilian treasury notes of this period share that characteristic tight, almost mechanical precision in the linework that distinguishes Perkins output from its contemporaries.
The "3rd print" designation reflects successive contracting rounds rather than a redesign — the plate was retained, with differences between printings often subtle enough to require serial number ranges or paper stock analysis to confirm attribution.