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25 Mil Réis 3rd.Banco do Brazil, Series A,B,C
| Issuer | Banco do Brazil |
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| Year | 1856 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in shades of red and orange. The centre is occupied by a large scalloped guilloche medallion bearing the bold numeral 25 in ornate script, flanked on each side by intricate circular lathe-work underprints repeating the numeral 25. A dense text underprint of the denomination fills the background, and a decorative border of repeated 25 counters frames the entire note. The printer's imprint reads "Compañia Americana de Billetes de Banco Nueva York" along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 25 Compañia Americana de Billetes de Banco Nueva York |
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The Banco do Brazil of 1856 was not the modern state institution but a private bank chartered in 1853 — Brazil's third entity to carry that name. This 25 Mil Réis note, issued across three series, was produced by the American Bank Note Company at a moment when ABNCo was still consolidating its dominance over South American currency contracts, having absorbed several competing New York security printers in the preceding years.
The three-series structure (A, B, C) suggests successive authorizations rather than a single print run, likely reflecting the bank's expanding note circulation through the late 1850s before mounting pressures on convertibility began to undermine public confidence in private Brazilian paper.