5000 Réis, Brazil, 1890 (Pick 18)

This 5000 Réis note was issued in Brazil, dated 1890. 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 178 × 70 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 18.

Obverse: Black on pink and blue, in calcography and lithography. On the left, the figure of a sailor waving from the side of a boat. In the center, more to the left, an image of a cherub leaning over with his arms crossed. On the right, a seated woman, representing a of the muses of the arts, representing the set of nine mythological goddesses, with a view to surrounding elements of all the arts represented by each of the muses. Its lettering reads “5 CINCO / REPUBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS / DO BRAZIL / NO THESOURO / NACIONAL / se pagará ao portador / desta a quantia de / CINCO MIL REIS / VALOR RECEBIDO / 5 CINCO 5 CINCO / American Bank Note Co. New York”. Translation given in the catalogue: “5 Five Republic of the United States of Brazil At the National Treasury the holder will be paid the amount of Five Thousand Réis Amount Received 5 Five 5 Five American Bank Note Co. New York”.

Reverse: Brownish in calcography . Badge REPUBLICA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DO BRAZIL, flanked by the Arabic numeral "5". Its lettering reads “REPUBLICA / 5 DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS 5 / 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). Technique: Lithography. Demonetized: 1920. 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.