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2 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 5th print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Value | 2000 Réis |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Emperor Pedro II positioned at left, with the Imperial coat of arms at center and a palm tree vignette to the right. The issuer name appears below the arms, the face value is rendered in letters across the center, and numeral denomination appears in both upper corners. Intricate guilloche work frames the composition throughout. |
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| Reverse description | The country name is centered within a decorative panel, with the face value expressed in letters flanking the central legend on either side, and numeral denominators placed at the far left and right edges. The overall layout is symmetrical, relying on typographic and guilloche ornamentation without pictorial vignettes. |
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Brazil's Thesouro Nacional turned to the American Bank Note Company repeatedly through the mid-nineteenth century, partly for security reasons and partly because domestic printing infrastructure simply couldn't match ABNC's intaglio work. This 5th print designation within the A245 series reflects incremental reissue runs rather than any design revision — the plates remained essentially unchanged across prints, making print-run identification dependent on subtle paper and ink characteristics rather than visible design differences.
The mil réis denominations of this period circulated alongside a chaotic mix of provincial and imperial paper, much of it discounted or refused outright in commerce. Two mil réis was a working denomination, not a prestige issue.