| Issuer | Brazil |
| Year | 1891-1893 |
| Type | Local banknote |
| Value | 20 000 Réis (20 000) |
| Currency | Real (1799-1942) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 182 × 78 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| In circulation to | 1902 |
| Reference(s) | P#S642 |
| Obverse description | Black on yellow, in calcography and lithography. In the center, a female figure, standing, leaning on a pedestal, with several flags in the background, allegory of Liberty. |
| Reverse description | Sepia, in calcography. In concentric circles, the sign `BANCO / DA REPUBLICA / ESTADOS UNIDOS / DO BRAZIL`, with the words `DECRETO Nº 1154 / DE 7 DE DEZEMBRO / DE 1890.` |
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| Obverse lettering | 20
BANCO DA REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL
RIO DE JANEIRO
20 20
LIBERDADE
NA THESOURARIA DO BANCO SE
PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR A QUANTIA DE
VINTE MIL REIS
VALOR GARANTIDO POR DEPOSITO EM
APOLICES NO THESOURO NACIONAL
CONFORME O DECRETO Nª 165
DE 17 DE JANEIRO DE 1890.
XX 20 XX
DIRECTOR
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK (Translation: Bank of the Republic of the United States of Brazil Rio de Janeiro Liberty the bank`s treasury will pay the holder the amount of Twenty Thousand Réis Amount guaranteed by deposit in policies at the National Treasury According to Decree No. 165 of 17 January 1890. Director American Bank Note Company, New York) |
| Reverse lettering | 20 20
BANCO
DA REPUBLICA
DECRETO Nº 1154
DE 7 DE DEZEMBRO
DE 1890.
ESTADOS UNIDOS
DO BRAZIL
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK (Translation: Bank of the Republic of the United States of Brazil Decree No. 1154 of Dezember 7, 1890. American Bank Note Company, New York) |
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| Catalog ID | 8834597970 |
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