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200 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 7th. Print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional (National Treasury of Brazil) |
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| Year | 1892 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Printed in black and blue by intaglio; the central field is occupied by a large rectangular panel reproducing Pedro Américo's painting "O Grito do Ipiranga" (The Cry of Ipiranga), with the printer's imprint and country name inscribed around the border. Denomination numerals "200" appear in each corner. |
| Reverse lettering | 200 200 REPÚBLICA 200 200 DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil American Bank Note Company, New York) |
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Brazil's switch from the Empire to the Republic in 1889 threw the country's monetary administration into genuine disorder. The Thesouro Nacional scrambled to produce federal treasury notes through the early 1890s, and the American Bank Note Company filled much of that demand — the 7th Print designation within the P#72 series reflects successive contractual runs rather than any redesign, a bureaucratic distinction that matters considerably to date collectors working the overprint and serial block variations.
The early Republic's inflationary "Encilhamento" boom of 1890–91 had already badly damaged public confidence in paper money by the time this print reached circulation.