Thesouro Nacional, 2nd print
P# A243s - Specimen
© CGB
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Information:
| Rarity | RRR - Extremely Rare |
| Date | Variety | Iss. | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| ND (1885) | P# A243s - Specimen | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reference | AINotes#R009sCláudioPatrickAmato |
| Country | Brazil |
| Period | Real (1799-1942) |
| Currency | Réis |
| Denomination | 500 Réis |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1880-1885 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes on 15.01.2026 |
| Size (WxH) | 151x71 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse text500 500 500
IMPERIO DO BRASIL
NO THESOURO NACIONAL
SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE
QUINHENTOS REIS
500 500
Obverse symbolBlack on magenta in calcography and lithography.
In the center, an oval medallion with 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), flanked by two female figures, seated, allegories of industry (left), with their right hand perched on the Coat of Arms of the Empire and having in the background mountain, and steam train in motion, and commerce (right), holding in their right hand a caduceus and with a sailboat in the sea in the background.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse textIMPERIO
DO BRASIL
500 500
Reverse symbolMagenta in calcography .
About drawings with motifs Marajoaras, IMPERIO DO BRASIL badge, flanked by the Arabic number "500".
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| ND (1880) | P# A243a - Series: #1 - 60; One serial #; Letters A, B, C, D, E and F | 6m | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ND (1885) | P# A243b - Series: #61 - 80; Two serial #; Letters A, B, C, D, E and F | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ND (1885) | P# A243s - Specimen | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |