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500 Cruzeiros Thesouro Nacional, 1st print, Autographed
| Issuer | Tesouro Nacional (Brazil) |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Value | 500 Cruzeiros (500 BRZ) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue on a polychrome underprint using intaglio (taille-douce) and offset techniques, the obverse centres on a formal portrait vignette of Dom João VI (João Maria José Francisco Xavier de Paula Luís António Domingos Rafael) set within an ornate engraved frame. The denomination numeral 500 flanks the portrait on both sides. Inscriptions identifying the issuing authority, denomination in words (QUINHENTOS CRUZEIROS), and the printer's imprint (AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY) appear around the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE NO TESOURO NACIONAL 500 500 QUINHENTOS CRUZEIROS D.JOÃO VI VALOR RECEBIDO AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil will pay to the bearer of this the sum of Five Hundred Cruzeiros in the National Treasury 500 500 Five Hundred Cruzeiros D. João VI Value Received American Bank Note Company.) |
| Reverse description | Printed in lead gray using intaglio technique, the reverse presents a large allegorical and pictorial vignette representing the "Abertura dos Portos" (Opening of the Ports), a composition attributed to Cadmo Fausto de Souza. The denomination numeral 500 appears in each corner, with the title of the allegorical scene and the issuing authority inscribed across the design. |
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