| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1900 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 20 000 Réis (20 000) |
| Currency | Real (1799-1942) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 187 × 84 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| In circulation to | 1922 |
| Reference(s) | P#41 |
| Obverse description | Violet on ochre-yellow, in chalcography and lithography. On the left, figure of a woman next to a cherub (Allegory of Commerce). On the right, bust of Mariane (Allegory of the Republic). No stamp or serial number. Order number in red. |
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| Obverse lettering | 20 20 REPUBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL NO THESOURO NACIONAL SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE VINTE MIL RÉIS VALOR RECEBIDO VINTE MIL RÉIS 20 20 (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 Twenty Thousand Reis) |
| Reverse description | Blue on grey, in chalcography. In the center, Arms of the Republic. |
| Reverse lettering | 20 20 VINTE MIL RÉIS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL - 15 DE NOVEMBRO(E) DE 1889 BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO. UNITED KINGDOM 20 20 (Translation: Twenty Thousand Reis United States of Brazil - November, 15 1889 BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO. UNITED KINGDOM) |
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| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 2001423350 |
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