Catalog
10 Pesos
| Issuer | República de Chile |
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| Year | 1899-1911 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black on red-brown underprint, reduced format similar to earlier issues. A vignette of the Cal y Canto bridge over the Mapocho River in Santiago occupies the left portion, while an intaglio portrait of President José Joaquín Pérez is placed at right. Various handstamp varieties are known on this type. |
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| Reverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE CHILE 10 American Bank Note Co. New-York (Translation: Republic of Chile 10) |
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Chile's fiscal situation in the 1890s was dominated by the aftermath of the 1891 Civil War and the ongoing monetization of nitrate revenues, which created persistent pressure on the peso's convertibility. These notes circulated under a suspension of specie payments that had been in place since 1878 and would not be meaningfully resolved until the 1925 monetary reforms.
The American Bank Note Company held Chile's printing contract through this entire period. ABNC's New York plant produced the full run of the P#20 series across its twelve-year issue span, with date and serial completion applied before shipment to Santiago.