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200 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 13th. Print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional (National Treasury of Brazil) |
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| Year | 1916 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Lithograph in black on ochre underprint. To the right, the Arms of the Republic; to the left, a white medallion incorporating a watermark vignette with the effigy of the Baron of Rio Branco. A white watermark band at the lower centre bears the legend DUZENTOS MIL RÉIS, with print and serial numbers in black and the order number in red. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Brazil's National Treasury turned to Cartiere Miliani of Fabriano for this series — an unusual choice, given Fabriano's centuries-old reputation as a papermaker rather than a security printer. The firm supplied both the paper and the printing, which may explain why the watermark is the primary security feature rather than more sophisticated intaglio work. Italy was a functioning but strained ally during the First World War, and transatlantic procurement of printed currency in 1916 was neither straightforward nor cheap.
The "13th Print" designation reflects Brazil's practice of distinguishing successive printing contracts within the same nominal series rather than issuing entirely new designs — a bureaucratic continuity that makes precise attribution essential when cataloging.