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100 Pesos 10 Condores - 'Casa de Moneda'
| Issuer | Banco Central de Chile |
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| Year | 1958-1959 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Red intaglio print on white paper with gold accenting around the central vignette. Portrait of Arturo Prat in left-facing bust occupies the right portion of the note, framed by guilloche ornamental work. Serial numbers and signatures appear in black letterpress, with the issuer and denomination inscriptions arranged across the face. |
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| Obverse lettering | DIEZ CONDORES BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE 100 CIEN PESOS CONVERTIBLES EN ORO CONFORME A LA LEY CASA DE MONEDA DE CHILE (Translation: Ten Condores Central Bank of Chile One Hundred Pesos Convertible on gold, according to the Law. Chile Mint) |
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Chile's dual-denomination system — where the Condor circulated as a unit equal to 10 Pesos — was a relic of the 1925 monetary reform and was already an anachronism by the late 1950s. The Banco Central continued printing notes denominated in both units simultaneously, a cumbersome convention that persisted until the 1960 introduction of the Escudo effectively swept the entire Peso/Condor framework away.
Printed domestically by the Casa de Moneda in Santiago rather than contracted abroad, as earlier high-value Chilean issues often were. The 1958–1959 window was narrow; this series had a short active life before inflationary pressure made the 100 Peso denomination functionally inadequate for everyday transactions.