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200 Mil Réis Banco do Brasil, 1st. Print
| Issuer | Banco do Brasil |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DO BRASIL 200 NA SEDE DO BANCO DO BRASIL SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA DE ACCORDO COM A LEI N.4635A DE 8 DE JANEIRO DE 1923 A QUANTIA DE 200 DUZENTOS MIL REIS 200 200 200 200 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Bank of Brazil at the headquarters of Banco do Brasil, the holder of this according to law no. 4635A of January 8, 1923 the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Réis American Bank Note Company) |
| Reverse description | Printed in sepia tones by intaglio. The central panel presents a scenic vignette of the Enseada de Botafogo (Botafogo Cove) in Rio de Janeiro, rendered with fine engraved linework. Denomination numerals and the issuing bank's title frame the composition at the borders. |
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The Banco do Brasil's 200 Mil Réis of 1923 belongs to a transitional moment in Brazilian monetary administration — the bank had only recently been reconstituted under federal control in 1905 after its earlier collapse, and by the early 1920s was functioning as a de facto central bank before that role was formalized. The American Bank Note Company contract reflects Brazil's consistent preference for New York security printers during this period, a relationship that produced most of the republic's high-denomination paper through the 1930s.
The "1st Print" designation matters: subsequent printings of this type introduced subtle plate differences traceable in the serial number prefixes and minor typographic spacing.