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20 000 Reis - Miguel I Overprint on P#6 - John Prince Regent
| Issuer | Real Erário (Royal Treasury), Portugal |
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| Year | 1828 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress print on plain paper. Three cherubs appear as a vignette at top centre. The body of the note carries the printed text of the apólice obligation dated Lisbon, 14 May 1799, with manuscript signatures of the treasury officials below. A red crowned circular overprint reading 'D. Miguel I – 1828' in a starburst pattern is applied over the original P#6 issue to validate it for continued circulation under Dom Miguel I. |
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| Obverse lettering | LISBOA No 1799 R 10$000 rs No Real Erario se hade pagar ao Portador desta Apolice de hoje a hum Anno Vinte mil Reis Com o Seu Competente juro. Lisboa 14 de Maio de Mil Sete Centos Noventa e Nove. João José de Souza Ignácio Antonio Ribeiro D Miguel I - 1828 (Translation: Lisbon In the Real Erario, it was necessary to pay the Bearer of this Policy from today to one Year Twenty thousand Reis With His Competent interest. Lisbon May 14, One Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Nine.) |
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When Dom Miguel seized the Portuguese throne in 1828 and had himself proclaimed absolute king, the Royal Treasury faced a practical problem: existing note stocks carried the image and titles of the liberal regime. The solution was a handstamp overprint, converting João VI-era Príncipe Regente notes into currency acceptable under Miguelist authority without the cost and delay of entirely new printing.
Overprint quality and placement vary considerably across surviving examples — the stamps were applied under rushed administrative conditions, and misaligned or partially struck impressions are common enough to be expected rather than exceptional.