| Issuer | Brazil |
| Year | 1874 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Réis |
| Currency | Real (1799-1942) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 165 × 75 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 1910 |
| Reference(s) | P#A242 |
| Obverse description | Black on orange in calcography and lithography. On the left, Weapons of the Empire. In the center, bust of Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Bragança and Bourbon, Dom Pedro II (1825-1891), 2nd emperor of Brazil (1831-1889). On the right, a female figure. |
| Reverse description | Magenta, in chalcography. Design and frame in Marajoara style, with a coat of arms in the center with the inscription `IMPERIO / DO BRASIL`, sending the Arabic numeral `500` on the left and right sides. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | |
| Protection description | |
| Obverse lettering | American Bank Note Co. New York
QUINHENTOS 500 500 QUINHENTOS
IMPERIO DO BRASIL
NO THESOURO NACIONAL
se pagará ao portador desta a quantia de
QUINHENTOS REIS
valor recebido
QUINHENTOS 500 500 QUINHENTOS (Translation: American Bank Note Co. New York Five Hundred 500 500 Five Hundred Empire of Brazil At the National Treasury The holder will be paid the amount of Five Hundred Réis Amount Received Five Hundred 500 500 Five Hundred) |
| Reverse lettering | IMPERIO
DO BRASIL
500 500
AMERICAN NOTE BANK CO. NEW YORK. (Translation: Empire of Brazil American Note Bank Co. New York.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 4800828800 |
| Comments |
