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50 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 7th. Print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional (National Treasury of Brazil) |
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| Year | 1893 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Reverse description | Intaglio printing in black, red, and gray. The central vignette reproduces the celebrated painting by Brazilian artist Vitor Meirelles, 'First Mass in Brazil', enclosed within a decorative panel. Marginal text and counter numerals frame the composition. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Brazil's National Treasury turned to the American Bank Note Company repeatedly through the 1880s and 1890s, partly because domestic printing capacity was inadequate for secure currency production and partly because ABNC's intaglio work was considered difficult to counterfeit in an era when Brazilian notes were frequently targeted. This note is the seventh printing of the 50 Mil Réis type — a series that stretched across a turbulent stretch of Brazilian monetary history, from the early Republic through successive inflationary pressures that eroded public confidence in paper issues.
The watermark is the sole mechanical security feature, a relatively thin line of defense by the standards of the period.