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200 Mil Reis
| Issuer | Banco da Bahia |
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| Year | 1860 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black intaglio and is arranged as an uncut sheet with a left counterfoil and the main note body side by side. The central vignette within an arched frame presents a classical allegorical female figure seated beside a barrel and anchor with a maritime landscape in the background, rendered in fine engraved detail. Denomination numerals '200' appear in each corner, with the full title 'BANCO DA BAHIA' in bold letterpress across the upper portion and the value inscription 'DUZENTOS MIL REIS' running vertically along the borders. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DA BAHIA DUZENTOS MIL REIS 200 1ª SERIE CAIXA DO BANCO DA BAHIA Duzentos Mil Reis O PRESIDENTE OS DIRECTORES |
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The Banco da Bahia was a provincial bank operating under the decentralized banking framework Brazil maintained through much of the imperial period, and it contracted the American Bank Note Company — then still relatively early in its history — for this issue. ABNC's New York facility had begun aggressively pursuing Latin American contracts in the late 1850s, and Bahia was among their earlier Brazilian clients.
Provincial bank issues of this period were frequently short-lived. Centralization pressures from Rio, combined with recurring regional financial instability, meant many Bahian notes were redeemed and destroyed within a decade of issue, making survivors genuinely uncommon in any condition.