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200 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 2nd print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional |
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| Year | 1844 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed in green on light green paper, with the Imperial Arms of Brazil at right and a detailed vignette of the city of Recife, Pernambuco, as it appeared in the first half of the 19th century, occupying the central panel. At left, a reference to the authorizing decree of June 1, 1833 is incorporated into the design. The denomination and series number appear in letterpress, with the order number applied by hand stamp. |
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| Obverse lettering | 200 200 * DUZENTOS * 200 * DUZENTOS 200 IMPERIO DO BRASIL Nº ____ 200$000 NO THESOURO NACIONAL SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE DUZENTOS MIL RÉIS VALOR RECEBIDO 200 Decreto de 1º de Junho de 1833. 200 200 * DUZENTOS * 200 * DUZENTOS 200 (Translation: 200 Two Hundred Empire of Brazil No. ____ 200$000 At the National Treasury you will pay bearer of this the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Réis, amount received. 200 Decree of June 1, 1833. 200 Two Hundred) |
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Brazil's Thesouro Nacional turned to Perkins, Bacon & Petch at a moment when the firm's steel-engraved intaglio work was effectively the global benchmark for secure currency printing — the same house had produced early British penny blacks and numerous colonial issues. The "2nd print" designation distinguishes this from the earlier Perkins-produced run, differences traceable primarily through marginal typography and plate wear rather than any fundamental design revision.
By 1844, Brazil's paper money remained deeply unpopular in the interior, where coin was still preferred and treasury notes traded at a discount. That distrust, combined with relatively low print volumes for the higher denominations, keeps surviving 200 Mil Réis examples genuinely scarce.