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5 Cruzeiros Thesouro Nacional, 2nd print, Autographed
| Issuer | Tesouro Nacional do Brasil |
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| Year | 1950 |
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| In circulation to | 12 February 1967 |
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| Obverse description | Sepia intaglio and offset on polychrome underprint. The central vignette presents a formal portrait of José Maria da Silva Paranhos, Barão do Rio Branco, set within an ornate decorated frame, flanked on both sides by the denomination numeral 5. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London, with the obligation text and issuer inscriptions arranged around the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Sepia intaglio on plain ground. The central vignette reproduces the allegorical painting Conquista do Amazonas by Antonio Parreiras, enclosed within a decorative border. Denomination numerals 5 appear at the corners, with the issuer's name and printer's imprint arranged along the margins. |
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Brazil's Tesouro Nacional relied heavily on Thomas De La Rue through the mid-twentieth century, and this second-print 5 Cruzeiros is a product of that arrangement — London-printed, then shipped for local signing before release. The "autographed" designation refers to the manuscript signatures of treasury officials applied in Brazil after the notes arrived, distinguishing this emission from later facsimile-signed printings of the same type.
Pick 142 spans a surprisingly long circulation window for a low denomination, with the second printing identifiable primarily through serial prefix ranges rather than any overt design change.