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5 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 5th print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional |
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| Year | 1860 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note in black and burgundy red on white paper. The Imperial Arms of Brazil appear at left, with a bust portrait of Emperor D. Pedro II at right; a central allegorical vignette in the upper register represents Justice and Commerce. Typeset serial number and hand-stamped banknote number appear below the main design field, with the issuer legend IMPERIO DO BRASIL arching across the upper border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is essentially unprinted, confirming this as a uniface issue. Show-through of the obverse intaglio impression is visible on the plain white paper, along with traces of a stamped number and a manuscript signature applied to the back of the note as a control mark. |
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Brazil's National Treasury turned to Perkins, Bacon & Petch in London for several of its mid-nineteenth century issues, relying on the firm's intaglio steel-engraving technology at a time when domestic printing infrastructure couldn't meet the security demands of government paper. Perkins, Bacon had already built a global clientele on that reputation — their work spans postage stamps and banknotes across dozens of issuing authorities by this period.
The "5th print" designation distinguishes successive printings within the same authorized issue rather than a redesign. Small typographic and plate wear differences between prints can help date examples more precisely than the face value alone.