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100 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de Valparaíso |
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| Year | 1877 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, USA |
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| Obverse description | The centre of the note is occupied by an allegorical vignette in intaglio engraving, in which a classical female figure is seated amid symbols of commerce and the arts, accompanied by a child holding the Chilean coat of arms; a second female portrait vignette appears at the right. The denomination '100' appears in large numeral counters at both left and right, with the bank title 'EL BANCO DE VALPARAISO' arching across the upper portion of the note, and the inscription 'PAGARA A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR EN VALPARAISO' below. Printed date 'Julio 2 de 1877' and place 'Valparaiso' appear at upper left, with serial numbering in the side panels and the value stated as 'CIEN PESOS MONEDA CORRIENTE' beneath the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE VALPARAISO PAGARA A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR EN VALPARAISO CIEN PESOS MONEDA CORRIENTE Valparaiso, Julio 2 de 1877 100 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green and features a large central intaglio vignette of a standing allegorical female figure robed in classical dress, representing the Republic of Chile, with a small child at her side and the Chilean flag visible in the background. Two ornate guilloche rosettes bearing the numeral '100' flank the central vignette at left and right, set within elaborate lathe-work borders. The bank name 'BANCO DE VALPARAISO' and the inscription 'REPUBLICA DE CHILE' are distributed around the upper border of the central octagonal frame. |
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