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| Issuer | Banco Emissor do Norte |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, USA |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on yellow and green underprint. A standing female allegory of Justice occupies the left vignette, while the right vignette presents a railway maintenance work scene; the coat of arms of the Republic appears at center left. Print and series numbers are rendered in black, with the order number in red; this note exists as a Specimen only and was never issued for circulation. |
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| Obverse lettering | República Dos Estados Unidos do Brazil BANCO EMISSOR DO NORTE PARÁ NA THESOURARIA DO BANCO SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR EM MOEDA DE OURO E À VISTA A QUANTIA DE CINCOENTA MIL RÉIS 50 NOS TERMOS DO DECRETO NÚMERO 253 DE 8 DE MARÇO DE 1890, ART 1º & 2º CINCOENTA MIL RÉIS American Bank Note Co., New York (Translation: Republic of United States of Brazil Northern Issuing Bank In the bank`s treasury the amount will be paid in gold and in sight Fifty Thousand Reis In accordance with the Decree number 253 of March 8, 1890, Art 1 and 2 Fifty Thousand Reis American Bank Note Co., New York) |
| Reverse description | Printed in green intaglio (chalcography), the reverse centres on a large architectural vignette of the Banco Emissor do Norte building, flanked symmetrically by two standing female figures. The composition is framed by fine engraved border work consistent with American Bank Note Company production of the period. |
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