Catalog
50 Mil Reis
| Issuer | Banco do Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul |
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| Year | 1856 |
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| Currency | Real (1833-1942) |
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| Obverse description | Unissued note printed in black on white paper, with the denomination numeral '50' repeated in each of the four corners within ornate frames. The central vignette presents a vigorous equestrian scene with horses in motion, set within an oval cartouche flanked by palm tree vignettes on each side. The text 'BANCO BRAZIL' appears in large letters across the centre, with the obligation text and branch designation 'CAIXA FILIAL da Provincia do RIO GRANDE DO SUL' inscribed below the central vignette, and signature lines for the Diretor do Banco and Diretor da Caixa left blank. |
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| Obverse lettering | CINCOENTA MIL REIS BANCO BRAZIL 2a SERIE IMPERIO DO BRAZIL CINQUENTA MIL REIS CAIXA FILIAL da Provincia do RIO GRANDE DO SUL Rs 50$000 o Diretor do Banco o Diretor da Caixa |
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The Banco do Brazil established in Rio Grande do Sul was a regional institution operating under a short-lived decentralized banking experiment in mid-19th century Brazil — distinct from the later centralized Banco do Brasil. The 1856 note predates the consolidation efforts that would eventually collapse these provincial issuing banks by the early 1860s. Bradbury & Evans was primarily known as a London publishing house — the firm printed Punch and worked with Dickens — but maintained a banknote printing operation during this period in partnership with specialist engravers.
Rille & Co. at Whitefriars handled the intaglio work.