Catalog
10 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de Talca |
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| Year | 1885 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents a portrait of a uniformed military figure at left, flanked by a landscape scene with a volcano and lake in the centre, and a historical scene with figures at right. The note carries the bank title 'BANCO DE TALCA' across the top, with the denomination 'DIEZ PESOS' in large lettering at the bottom centre within an ornate panel. Guilloche underprint work fills the borders, with the numeral '10' repeated in each corner and the text 'PAGARÁ A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR' above the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE TALCA PAGARÁ A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR DIEZ PESOS Número CIUDAD DE TALCA MONEDA FECHA GERENTE SPECIMEN |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green and dominated by an elaborate guilloche engine-turned pattern covering the entire field, with the bank name 'EL BANCO DE TALCA' centred horizontally within a decorative panel. The denomination 'DIEZ' appears above and 'PESOS' below within the central cartouche. The numeral '10' appears in mirror-image form at the left and right margins, and the imprint of the American Bank Note Company, New York, is visible at the top and bottom margins. |
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