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50 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 2nd print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional |
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| Year | 1839 |
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| Size | 195 × 115 mm |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed in blue and sepia on tinted laid paper, with the Imperial Arms of Brazil at right and a reference to the Decree of 1 June 1833 at left. An allegorical vignette of Justice occupies the upper centre, framing the typeset denomination and series number, while the order number appears as a handstamp. |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 CINCOENTA 50 CINCOENTA 50 IMPERIO DO BRASIL NO THESOURO NACIONAL SE PAGARÁ AP PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE CINCOENTA MIL REIS VALOR RECEBIDO Decreto do 1º de Junho de 1833. 50 CINCOENTA 50 (Translation: 50 Fifty Empire of Brazil The National Treasury will pay to the bearer the amount of Fifty Thousand Reis the value received. Decree of the 1st of June of 1833.) |
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Brazil's National Treasury turned to Perkins, Bacon & Petch in London for this series, a logical choice given the firm's reputation for steel-engraved security printing — the same technology they had already applied to early British postage stamps and banknotes across multiple continents. The "2nd print" designation distinguishes it from the earlier issue, typically by subtle differences in the numbering or paper rather than wholesale redesign.
1839 places this squarely in the reign of Pedro II, still a minor under regency governance — a period of considerable fiscal strain and regional revolts that made reliable, forgery-resistant currency a genuine political concern.