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2 Mil Reis banknote of 1923
World Paper Money - Brazil 2 Mil Reis banknote issued by the Banco do Brasil, Estampa 1 - 1923 Issue.Brazilian banknotes, Cédulas Brasileiras, Brazilian paper money, Brazilian bank notes, Brazil banknotes, Brazil paper money, Brazil bank notes.
Obverse: Portrait of Prudente de Morais, 3rd President of Brazil.
Reverse: Coat of arms of Brazil.
Printed by American Bank Note Company, New York.
Prudente de Morais (1841 – 1902) - 3rd President of Brazil. He is notable as the first civilian president of the country and the first to be elected by direct popular ballot under the permanent provisions of Brazil's 1891 Constitution. His presidency, which lasted from 15 November 1894 until 15 November 1898, was marked by the War of Canudos, a campesinant revolt in the northeast of the country that was crushed by the Brazilian Army. He also had to face a break in diplomatic relations with Portugal that was successfully mediated by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Previously he had been the Governor of the State of São Paulo and President of the Senate from 1891 to 1894. He was also president of the Constituent Congress that drafted and approved Brazil's 1891 Constitution. The city of Presidente Prudente, located in the western part of the State of São Paulo, is named after him.