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| Issuer | Banco Comercial de Chile |
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| Year | 1898 |
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| Value | 10 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Central panel bears the bank title "EL BANCO COMERCIAL DE CHILE" in bold letterpress within a decorative frame. A left-side vignette shows a seated allegorical figure, while the Chilean coat of arms appears at right within an intaglio guilloche underprint. Handwritten date "17 de Agosto de 1898" and place of issue "Valparaiso" appear in the lower central field. |
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| Reverse description | Green intaglio print covers the entire face with an elaborate symmetrical guilloche pattern incorporating rosette medallions at each corner and a central vignette of a recumbent figure. The bank name "BANCO COMERCIAL DE CHILE" is rendered in large outlined letters across the upper portion, framed by dense lathe-work borders. Printer imprint of Waterlow & Sons appears at the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO COMERCIAL DE CHILE Waterlow & Sons Ld Londres Inglaterra |
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