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20 Mil Réis State Bonus, Series B
| Issuer | Thesouro do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul |
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| Year | 1931 |
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| In circulation to | 1932 |
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| Obverse description | Black lithograph on violet and multicolour underprint. Portrait of Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil at left, with ornate guilloche border work framing the note. The face bears the full text of the legal authorization and payment obligation of the State Treasury of Rio Grande do Sul, with Series B designation and the denomination VINTE MIL RÉIS inscribed in the body of the text. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red. A central architectural vignette presents the State Treasury building of Rio Grande do Sul, rendered in detailed lithographic style within an ornate scrollwork cartouche. Denomination numerals "20" appear in large format within decorative medallions at left and right, and the issuer inscription runs along the lower border above the printer's imprint. |
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Rio Grande do Sul's decision to print its own emergency currency in 1931 was a direct consequence of the October 1930 revolution that brought Getúlio Vargas to power — himself a gaúcho and former state governor. With federal finances in disarray and regional commerce stalled, the state treasury issued these bônus as a stopgap, backed by state revenue rather than the Banco do Brasil.
Lithografia da Livraria do Globo was Porto Alegre's most capable commercial printer, better known for books and periodicals than currency work. The Series B designation implies a prior Series A issue, suggesting the first run was exhausted or recalled before federal normalization absorbed these instruments.