10 reais 1997 — Brazil ( Pick: 245 )
Banknote description
The front design features a sculpture of the Republic at the center, alongside a macaw. The color scheme includes dark brown, brown-violet, and brown-orange on a lilac and pale orange underprint. It also includes a watermark depicting the Republic. The printing office is Casa da Moeda do Brasil.
The amount produced for this banknote is recorded from 0001 to 4571. The banknote was signed by Pedro Sampaio Malan and Arminia Fraga Neto.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Pedro Sampaio Malan, Arminia Fraga Neto
- Date of issue
- 1997
- Printing office
- Casa da Moeda do Brasil
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Dark brown, brown-violet, and brown-orange on lilac and pale orange underprint
- Dimensions
- 140 x 65 mm
- Amount produced
- Series 0001-4571
- Pick catalog
- 245
About this banknote
The Banco Central do Brasil issued the 10 reais banknote (Pick 245) in 1997 as part of the ongoing Real series introduced in 1994. This series aimed to stabilize the Brazilian economy by replacing the previous currency with the real. In 1997, the banknote's watermark was changed from the effigy of the Republic to the national flag to enhance security and reduce counterfeiting.
The obverse features the symbolic effigy of the Republic, depicted as a sculpture, with the denomination "10 REAIS" and inscriptions including "BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL" and "DEUS SEJA LOUVADO." The reverse showcases a red-and-green macaw (Ara chloroptera), a large parrot native to Brazil, with the denomination "10" and "DEZ REAIS." The banknote measures 140 x 65 mm and includes a solid security thread and a watermark of the Brazilian flag.
