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5 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, Copper exchange note
| Issuer | Imperio do Brasil |
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| Year | 1833 |
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| Value | 5000 Réis |
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| Obverse 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 description | The reverse is unprinted, bearing only handwritten manuscript entries including a signature and numerals applied at the time of issue, consistent with the practice for this series of provincial copper-exchange notes. |
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Brazil's Thesouro Nacional began issuing copper exchange notes in 1833 as a direct response to a chronic shortage of small-denomination copper coinage in circulation. These notes were explicitly redeemable for copper coin — not silver, not gold — a deliberate policy that acknowledged the monetary reality of a still-developing economy heavily reliant on base metal for everyday transactions.
The series is among the earliest paper issues attributed to the Brazilian treasury and survives in very small numbers. Most examples that do appear have been heavily handled; the 165 × 78 mm format was small enough to pass through many hands before wearing out entirely.