30 Mil Réis 3rd.Banco do Brazil, Series A,B,C

The third Banco do Brazil was a privately chartered institution established in 1851, distinct from both the original 1808 bank and the state-controlled successor that followed. By the late 1860s it was operating under increasing competitive pressure from the Banco do Brasil chartered in 1853, and the overlap of similarly named institutions created genuine confusion in commercial practice — a problem that plagued Brazilian banking well into the imperial period.

The American Bank Note Company contract for this series reflects the preference among Brazilian issuers for New York engraving work over domestic alternatives, a pattern established early and difficult to break even as local printing capacity improved. The 30 Mil Réis denomination is among the less commonly encountered values in the surviving P#S252 series.