2000 Réis, Brazil, 1919 (Pick 14)

This 2000 Réis note was issued in Brazil, dated 1919. 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 150 × 68 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 14.

Obverse: Blue on polychrome, in calcography and lithography. In the center, oval medallion with portrait of Pedro de Araújo Lima (1793-1870), Marquês de Olinda. Its lettering reads “REPUBLICA DOS / ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL / NO THESOURO NACIONAL / SE PAGARÁ AO PORTADOR DESTA A QUANTIA DE / 2 / DOIS MIL REIS / VALOR RECEBIDO / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Republic of the United States of Brazil At the National Treasury the holder will be paid the amount of Two Thousand Réis Amount received American Bank Note Company”.

Reverse: Olive green, in lithography. In the center, from top to bottom, the inscriptions "REPUBLICA DOS / TWO THOUSAND REIS / UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL", flanked on both sides by the Arabic numeral "2". Its lettering reads “REPUBLICA DOS / DOIS / MIL REIS / ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Republic of the United States of Brazil Two Thousand Reis American Bank Note Company”.

The note was printed by American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date). Technique: Lithography. Demonetized: 1950. 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.