2 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 5th print

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.