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| Brazil 5 Mil Reis Banknote |
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| Cédulas Brasileiras |
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Obverse: Portrait of José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil 1902–1910.
Reverse: Coat of arms of Brazil.
Printed by American Bank Note Company, New York.
José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior, Baron of Rio Branco (April 20, 1845 – February 10, 1912) was a Brazilian diplomat, geographer, historian, monarchist, politician and professor, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil 1902–1910 and considered to be the "Father of Brazilian diplomacy". In 1889, Emperor Pedro II of Brazil granted him the Brazilian nobility title Baron of Rio Branco (Barão do Rio Branco), a few days before the Proclamation of the Republic.