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| Emittent | Thesouro Nacional |
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| Jahr | 1889 |
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| Größe | 200 × 100 mm |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Printed in black on a polychrome ground using intaglio and lithographic techniques. At left, a circular vignette presents a view of Botafogo Cove in Rio de Janeiro; at centre, a bust portrait of Emperor Dom Pedro II; at right, the Arms of the Empire. Serial and series numbers appear in black, with the order number printed in red. |
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| Rückseitenbeschreibung | Printed in black and orange by intaglio. The central field is occupied by a large vignette after Victor Meirelles's celebrated painting 'The First Mass in Brazil', set within a ruled border. The legend IMPERIO DO BRASIL is inscribed above the vignette, with the denomination numeral 200 repeated at either side. |
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| Anmerkungen |
This note sits at one of the more compressed moments in Brazilian monetary history: 1889 is the year the Empire collapsed. Dom Pedro II was deposed in November, and the Republic proclaimed almost immediately — meaning notes bearing imperial treasury authority were being issued and circulated right up to the regime change, then abruptly rendered obsolete within months of printing.
The American Bank Note Company had been producing Brazilian paper currency since the 1870s, and this sixth print continues that relationship. Victor Meirelles — better known as the painter of the monumental *Primeira Missa no Brasil* — contributed designs to this series, an unusual crossover between fine arts patronage and commercial intaglio work that the ABNC executed from its New York facilities.
Surviving examples frequently show fold stress along the horizontal centerline, consistent with the folded-storage practice common in Brazilian retail trade at the time.