Brazil 500 Réis, 1893-1899 P-1

Thesouro Nacional, 3rd. Print

Brazil 500 Réis, 1893-1899 P-1 obverse
Brazil 500 Réis, 1893-1899 P-1 reverse

Information:

Reference P#1
Country Brazil
Period Real (1799-1942)
Currency Réis
Denomination 500 Réis
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1893-1899
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes on 30.10.1942
Size (WxH) 145x65 mm

Obverse:

Brazil 500 Réis, 1893-1899 P-1
Latin

Obverse text

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

Obverse symbol

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.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

REPUBLICA 500 500 500 DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK

Reverse symbol

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".

Varieties

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1893) Specimen; red overprint "AMOSTRA" + - - - - - -
ND (1893) Specimen; red overprint "SPECIMEN" - - - - - -
ND (1893) Series: #1 - 20; Autographed; Letters A, B, C, D, E and F - - - - - -
ND (1894) Series #21 - 150; Two signatures; Letters A, B, C, D, E and F - - $73,00 - - -
ND (1899) Series #151 - 160; Autographed; Letters A, B, C, D, E and F - - - - - -