10 000 Réis, Brazil, 1907 (Pick 33)

This 10 000 Réis note was issued in Brazil, dated 1907. It belongs to the Real (1799-1942) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967). It measures 175 × 77 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 33.

Obverse: Black on brown, in chalcography and lithography. Minerva mythological figure with lion lying on the left. Its lettering reads “REPUBLICA / ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL / NO THESOURO NACIONAL / SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR / DESTA A QUANTIA DE / 10 / DEZ MIL RÉIS / VALOR RECEBIDO / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO., NEW YORK”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Republic of the United States of Brazil At the National Treasury the holder will be paid the amount of Ten Thousand Reis Amount received American Bank Note Co., New York”.

Reverse: Green, in chalcography. Amortization box building in Rio de Janeiro. Its lettering reads “REPUBLICA / 10 / DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Republic of the United States of Brazil”. The note was printed by American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date). Demonetized: 1932. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.