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500 Mil Réis Banco do Brasil, 1st. print
| Issuer | Banco do Brasil |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Obverse description | Polychrome intaglio and lithographic note with an oval vignette to the left enclosing a portrait of statesman José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838). The central field carries the principal denomination numerals and the statutory payment clause in letterpress. Decorative guilloche underprint fills the background in multiple colours. |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 BANCO DO BRASIL 500 NA SEDE DO BANCO DO BRASIL, SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA DE ACCORDO COM A LEI N.4635 A DE 8 DE JANEIRO DE 1923. A QUANTIA DE 500 500 500 QUINHENTOS MIL REIS 500 500 500 500 (Translation: Bank of Brazil — at the headquarters of Banco do Brasil, will be paid to the bearer hereof in accordance with Law No. 4635-A of 8 January 1923, the sum of Five Hundred Mil Réis) |
| Reverse description | Printed predominantly in red-orange intaglio, the reverse centres on a large rectangular vignette with a scenic view of the Jardins da Glória (Glory Gardens) in Rio de Janeiro. Denomination numerals appear in each corner, and the printer's imprint is set along the lower margin. |
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