| Issuer | Brazil |
| Year | 1888 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 20 000 Réis (20 000) |
| Currency | Real (1799-1942) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 198 × 87 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 | 1907 |
| Reference(s) | P#A263 |
| Obverse description | Black on polychromy, in chalcography and lithography. On the right, oval medallion with the bust of D. Pedro II; on the left, Arms of the Empire with two women standing. Stamp, order and series number printed. |
| Reverse description | Sepia in yellow, in chalcography. In left, Arms of the Empire. Background in the form of mosaics. |
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| Obverse lettering | 20 20
IMPERIO DO BRAZIL
NO THESOURO NACIONAL
SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA
A QUANTIA DE
VINTE MIL RÉIS
VALOR RECEBIDO
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK (Translation: 20 Twenty Empire of Brazil At the National Treasury you will pay bearer of this the amount of Ten Thousand Réis, amount received. American Bank Note Company, New York) |
| Reverse lettering | IMPÉRIO DO BRAZIL
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK (Translation: Empire of Brazil American Bank Note Company, New York) |
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| Catalog ID | 8120381230 |
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