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| Issuer | Banco Credito Popular do Brazil, Rio de Janeiro |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| Value | 200 Mil Reis |
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| Obverse description | Multicolour note in black, orange, and olive tones, with the bank title 'Banco de Credito Popular do Brazil' arched across the upper portion and 'Rio de Janeiro' inscribed below. At left, a tall allegorical vignette depicts a standing female figure holding a torch aloft, set within intricate guilloche borders, while at centre-right a landscape vignette shows an ox-drawn cart and locomotive before a mountain backdrop. The denomination '200' appears in each corner with 'DUZENTOS MIL REIS' in bold letterpress across the lower register; vertical left margin reads 'DUZENTOS MIL REIS' with series and number designations, and the note references Decreto No. 253 of 8 March 1890. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in orange-red, the reverse carries the bank name 'BANCO DE CREDITO POPULAR DO BRAZIL' in two lines across the top within ornate guilloche frames. A central intaglio vignette depicts two miners working underground by torchlight. Large circular lathe-work rosettes dominate the left field, flanked by foliate corner ornaments and the numeral '200' repeated at lower left and right. A vertical inscription runs along the left border, and the American Bank Note Company imprint appears at the bottom centre. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE CREDITO POPULAR DO BRAZIL 200 OBRIGAÇÃO DE TER DE AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO., NEW YORK |
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