Catalog
25 Mil Reis
| Issuer | Banco da Bahia |
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| Year | 1860 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | VINTEECINCO MIL REIS BANCO BAHIA 4ª SERIE CAIXA DO BANCO DA BAHIA VINTEECINCO MIL REIS O PRESIDENTE O DIRECTOR 25 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a two-colour scheme of green and rose-red, dominated by a large central guilloche medallion with intricate lathe-work patterns. Two oval guilloche rosettes flank the central medallion on either side, all linked by ornate geometric underprint panels. The design is purely decorative with no figural vignettes, relying entirely on engine-turned lathe-work for visual effect. |
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The Banco da Bahia was one of several provincial banks chartered in Brazil during the 1850s under legislation that briefly encouraged decentralized note-issuing — a policy reversed almost immediately, with most provincial banks losing their emission rights by the early 1860s. This note sits right at that inflection point. The bank itself survived in various forms as a commercial institution, but its days as a note issuer were already numbered when this was printed.
Provincial Brazilian notes from this period are genuinely scarce. Low original mintages, tropical storage conditions, and successive currency reforms all worked against survival.