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500 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 5th print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional |
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| Year | 1885 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Printed in black and sepia by intaglio. At left, a bust portrait of Emperor D. Pedro II; at right, an Armillary Sphere encircled by twenty stars representing the twenty provinces of the Empire. The legend IMPERIO DO BRAZIL appears at top, and the entire surface is decorated with Marajoara-inspired ornamental designs. |
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| Variants | P#A249r - Remainder |
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Brazil's Thesouro Nacional notes of this period were printed in New York under contract with ABNC, a common arrangement for Latin American governments that lacked domestic intaglio capacity. The 5th print designation reflects the serial numbering convention used to distinguish successive authorized batches rather than any change in the plate design itself — the underlying engraving remained consistent across prints.
The mil réis system, with its cumbersome unit structure, was replaced by the cruzeiro only in 1942, meaning notes like this circulated within a monetary framework unchanged since the colonial period.