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100 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 5th print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional |
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| Year | 1877-1887 |
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| Currency | Real (1799-1942) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black over a polychrome underprint, in intaglio and lithography. At left, the Arms of the Brazilian Empire; at center, a portrait vignette of Emperor Dom Pedro II; at right, a profile bust of a female figure. Print and series numbers appear in black, with the order number printed in red. |
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| Reverse lettering | 100 IMPÉRIO DO BRASIL 100 AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO., NEW YORK (Translation: Empire of Brazil American Bank Note Co., New York) |
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Brazil's Imperial Treasury relied almost entirely on American Bank Note Company for its mid-period note production, and this series reflects the commercial relationship that had solidified by the 1870s between Rio de Janeiro's financial apparatus and the New York press. The "5th print" designation in the catalog distinguishes successive plate states or printing contracts within what was otherwise a continuous authorization — a distinction that matters more to specialists tracking plate wear or minor typographic variants than to general collectors.
The mil réis denomination structure of the Empire collapsed with the Proclamation of the Republic in November 1889, after which Imperial Treasury obligations were retired. Notes from the later printings of this series had relatively brief active lives.