5 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional; Copper exchange note

Features

Obverse

Black on white paper, in lithography.
On the left the Arms of the Empire topping the caption in reference to Law no. 52 of October 3, 1833.
The name of the Province and the ballot number must be handwritten.

Lettering:
5 5$000 Cinco mil Reis 5$000. Cinco mil Reis 5$000 5
5$000. Cinco mil Reis. Cinco mil Reis. 5$000.
N. ___ Rs.5$000.
Imperio do Brasil.
Esta cedula será recebida como moeda
nas Estações Publicas desta Provincia d__
_____________ no valor de Cinco mil reis.
5
Rs. 5$000.
5 Cinco mil Reis. 5$000. Cinco mil Reis. 5$000. Cinco mil Reis

Translation:
5$000. Five Thousand Réis
Empire of Brazil
This ballot will be received as currency at the Public Stations of this _____ Province in the amount of Five Thousand Réis.

Reverse

Blank, without printing.

Watermark

Using detail from a 100$000 note to demonstrate the filigree (watermark) of the "ladder", nickname due to the appearance of steps on a ladder.

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Comments

Themes of this banknote


Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil

Notes
In 1827, due to the large amount of counterfeit copper coins in circulation in the Province of Bahia, the Imperial Government ordered the issuance, by the newly created "National Treasury", of banknotes to collect these coins, thus avoiding a real financial debacle. These measures were extended to the other Provinces of the Empire in 1833, when the "National Treasury" printed in Rio de Janeiro, a total of 387,700 banknotes, whose numbering and name of the Province were written by hand, with an ink that contained tannic acid in its formulation that, as a rule, easily corrodes paper.
The first part of the bills was printed on plain paper, but to prevent counterfeiting, a filigree or watermark in the shape of a ladder was added.
Of all the Provinces, the most common is that of Ceará, but its characteristics are repeated, except for the degree of rarity, which is much greater for the other 17 Provinces.


Combating counterfeiting: Safety mark for cutting the bill, made to match the checkbook (common to all copper exchange notes).

Legislation
Law 52 of October 3, 1833

See also

• Coat of Arms

• 1 Mil Réis (Thesouro Nacional; Copper exchange note)
• 2 Mil Réis (Thesouro Nacional; Copper exchange note)
• 10 Mil Réis (Thesouro Nacional; Copper exchange note)
• 20 Mil Réis (Thesouro Nacional; Copper exchange note)
• 50 Mil Réis (Thesouro Nacional; Copper exchange note)
• 100 Mil Réis (Thesouro Nacional; Copper exchange note)

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