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10 Libras Esterlinas / 50 Pesos Banco de A. Edwards y Ca.
| Issuer | Banco de A. Edwards y Ca. |
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| Year | 1890-1899 |
| Type | Non-issued banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | ₤10 EL BANCO DE A. EDWARDS Y CA. Pagará al portador à la vista EN VALPARAISO DIEZ LIBRAS ESTERLINAS EQUIVALENTES A CINCUENTA PESOS CADA UNO DE ELLOS COMPUESTO DE 464.476 / 1.000.000 GRAMOS DE ORO PURO Y LA LICA CORRESPONDIENTE VALPARAISO 189_ SUPERINTENDENTE DE LA CASA MONEDA POR EL BANCO 10 LIBRAS ESTERLINAS EQUIVALENTES A CINCUENTA PESOS DE ORO (Translation: The Bank of A. Edwards and Co. will pay the bearer on sight, in Valparaiso, ten sterling pounds, equivalents of fifty pesos each, composed of 464,476 / 1,000,000 grams of pure gold and the corresponding alloy. Superintendent of the Mint. For the bank. 10 sterling pounds equivalent of fifty gold pesos.) |
| Reverse description | Brown intaglio print on plain paper. The design is dominated by two large £10 numerals within ornate guilloche panels at left and right, each flanked by the word ORO at top and bottom. A central cartouche bears the word DIEZ in bold letters, with LIBRAS ESTERLINAS arching above and below in decorative lettering. |
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Banco de A. Edwards y Ca. was one of the more powerful private banks operating in Chile during the free banking period — Agustín Edwards Ross had built the institution into a significant commercial force, with strong ties to nitrate and mining interests in the north. The dual denomination, Libras Esterlinas alongside Pesos, reflects the practical reality of a Chilean economy where sterling-denominated contracts were common in the export trades.
Bradbury Wilkinson's intaglio work from this period was among the finest available to South American issuers. The firm handled numerous Chilean private bank commissions through the 1880s and 1890s, often sharing plate elements across clients — worth noting when authenticating this series.