| Issuer | Brazil |
| Year | 1890 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Value | 20 000 Réis (20 000) |
| Currency | Real (1799-1942) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 195 × 85 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#40 |
| Obverse description | Violet on ochre, in calchography and lithography. Two women and cupid on the left; `Coffee harvest` on the right. Autographed by the Treasurer of the Amortization Box in a separate space with `20` watermark. Stamping and serial numbers in black and order number in red. |
| Reverse description | Ochre and brown, in chalcography. Medallion with a woman`s face on the left. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO
BRAZIL
NO THESOURO NACIONAL
SE PAGARÁ
AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE
VINTE MIL REIS
VALOR RECEBIDO
20
AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO., NEW YORK (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil At the National Treasury the holder will be paid the amount of Twenty Thousand Reis Amount received) |
| Reverse lettering | REPÚBLICA
20
DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil American Bank Note Company, New York) |
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| Catalog ID | 9638287980 |
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