| Issuer | Brazil |
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| Year | 1893-1899 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Réis |
| Currency | Real (1799-1942) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 145 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| In circulation to | 30 October 1942 |
| Reference(s) | P#1 |
| Obverse description | Black on yellow, in calcography and lithography. On the right, a mythological bust of Minerva, with a Spartan helmet. On the left, the figure of a sitting woman, with a sheep beside it. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DOS ESTADOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRASIL 500 NO THESOURO NACIONAL se pagará ao portador desta a quantia de 500 QUINHENTOS REIS VALOR RECEBIDO 500 500 AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK (Translation: Republic of United States of Brazil 500 In the National Treasury will be paid to bearer of this the amount of 500 Five Hundred Reais Amount Received 500 500 American Bank Note Co. New York) |
| Reverse description | Sepia, in calcography. At the top, `REPÚBLICA` label. Below, `DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL`. In the center, side by side, three times the nominal value `500`. |
| Reverse lettering | REPUBLICA 500 500 500 DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK (Translation: Republic 500 500 500 of the United States of Brazil American Bank Note Co. New York) |
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| Numisquare ID | 7776183760 |
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