Catalog
200 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 11th. Print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional (National Treasury of Brazil) |
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| Year | 1908 |
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| Reference(s) | P#76 |
| Obverse description | Printed in black on a polychrome underprint combining intaglio and lithographic techniques, the obverse centres on an allegorical vignette of Culture in the middle field, framed by intricate guilloche patterning and ornamental borders. Denomination numerals appear in the corner counters and surrounding panels, accompanied by the full title of the issuing authority and the promise-to-pay inscription. The printer's imprint of the American Bank Note Company is set in small capitals along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse lettering | REPUBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK. (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil / United States of Brazil / American Bank Note Company, New York.) |
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Brazil's Thesouro Nacional relied heavily on the American Bank Note Company throughout the First Republic period, and this 11th print of the 200 Mil Réis continues that arrangement. The "print" designations used in Brazilian cataloging reflect successive contract batches rather than distinct design changes — the same plates were often reused across multiple prints, making the serial number prefix the only reliable way to distinguish them in hand.
The 200 Mil Réis denomination sat at a meaningful level in 1908 Brazil, a period when the Caixa de Conversão was actively managing exchange rates following the coffee valorization crisis. Notes of this value circulated among merchants and the commercial class rather than in everyday retail trade.