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| Issuer | Tesouro Nacional do Brasil |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Size | 157 × 67 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in orange on a polychrome underprint by intaglio and offset, the obverse is centred on an oval vignette containing a portrait of Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467/68–1520), discoverer of Brazil. The heading inscription 'REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL' arcs above, while 'MIL CRUZEIROS / VALOR RECEBIDO' appears beneath the vignette, flanked on both sides by serial and print sequence numbers. A diagonal manuscript autograph of the anonymous conference official responsible for verification is present across the note face. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE 1000 1000 NO TESOURO NACIONAL 1000 1000 1000 1000 PEDRO ALVARES CABRAL 1000 1000 MIL CRUZEIROS VALOR RECEBIDO THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON. (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil will pay to the bearer of the amount in the National Treasury Pedro Alvares Cabral One Thousand Cruzeiros Amount Received Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London.) |
| Reverse description | Printed in orange by intaglio, the reverse carries a reproduction of Victor Meirelles's celebrated 1860 painting 'Primeira Missa no Brasil' (First Mass in Brazil), occupying the central vignette. The caption 'PRIMEIRA MISSA' appears below the scene, framed by the inscription 'REPÚBLICA DOS / ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL' on either side, with the printer's imprint along the lower margin. |
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