Catalog
1 Peso
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Chile |
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| Year | 1878-1888 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark brown and black, the obverse bears the arched title BANCO NACIONAL DE CHILE across the top, with the word UNO repeated in a continuous border pattern on all four sides. The central field is dominated by an intaglio portrait vignette of a nobleman in period attire with a ruff collar, flanked to the left by a bull's head vignette and to the right by the Chilean coat of arms. The denomination UN PESO appears twice in the lower central field, accompanied by manuscript place and date of issue, and three signature lines below. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL DE CHILE UNO UN PESO Pagaral portador a la vista en Valparaíso UN PESO Valparaíso Moneda Corriente POR EL CONTADOR SUBDIRECTOR DE LA CASA DE MONEDA VP DEL DIRECTOR GERENTE |
| Reverse description | Printed in warm brown, the reverse is centered on a large oval intaglio portrait vignette of a nobleman in armored attire with a ruff collar, enclosed within an elaborate guilloche border. The inscription EL BANCO NACIONAL arcs above the portrait along the oval frame, with DE CHILE appearing below, all set within a symmetrical field of fine lathe-work rosettes. The numeral 1 is repeated in ornamental cartouches at either side of the central vignette. |
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