Purple and violet on multicolor underprint. Portrait of José Miguel Carrera at left.
Reverse description
Backyard of the colonial house of the Carrera family at center right. Neruda`s poem at the bottom.
Signature(s)
Carlos Matus Romo, Humberto Trucco León, Eduardo Cano Quijada, Carlos Molina Orrego,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Portrait of Diego Portales
Obverse lettering
BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE
MIL ESCUDOS
`HA LLEGADO LA INDEPENDENCIA AMERICANA, NADIE PUEDE EVITARLA`
CARRERA.
CASA DE MONEDA DE CHILE (Translation: Central Bank of Chile One Thousand Escudos `The time for American Independence has come, no can avoid it.` Chile Mint)
Reverse lettering
BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE
MIL ESCUDOS
`Dijiste libertad antes que nadie
cuando el susurro iba de piedra en piedra,
escondidos en los patios, humillado` Canto General
CASA DE LOS CARRERA (Translation: Central Bank of Chile One Thousand Escudos `You said freedom before anyone else when the whisper went from stone to stone, hidden in the courtyards, humiliated ` Canto General Carrera`s House)