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500 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 7th. Print
| Issuer | Thesouro Nacional do Brazil |
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| Year | 1901 |
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| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 500 REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL NO THESOURO NACIONAL SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE QUINHENTOS MIL RÉIS VALOR RECEBIDO 500 SPECIMEN 500 500 500 (Translation: Republic of the United States of Brazil At the National Treasury the holder will be paid the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Reis Amount received SPECIMEN) |
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| Reverse lettering | 500 500 ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL - 15 DE NOVEMBRO DE 1889 QUINHENTOS MIL RÉIS BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO. GRAVADORES, LONDRES (Translation: United States of Brazil - November 15, 1889 Five Hundred Thousand Reis Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Engravers, London) |
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Brazil's Thesouro Nacional leaned heavily on Bradbury Wilkinson throughout the late imperial and early republican decades, and this 1901 seventh print continues that dependency. The "7th print" designation matters: it signals that this particular face design had been through multiple successive print runs rather than representing a fresh issue, a common cost-saving practice for denominations in steady demand.
The 500 Mil Réis sat at the high end of everyday commerce in 1901, just as Brazil's coffee-backed economy was navigating the volatile aftermath of the Encilhamento — the speculative bubble and monetary chaos of the early 1890s that had badly damaged public confidence in paper currency. High-denomination notes from this period circulated among merchants and banking houses, not the general public, and survivor rates reflect that narrow use.