| Issuer | Chile |
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| Year | 1880-1881 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 2 Pesos |
| Currency | Old peso (1835-1959) |
| Composition | Paper |
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| Shape | Rectangular (hand cut) |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#2 |
| Obverse description | Black on green underprint. Portrait of Manuel Blanco Encalada at left; village landscape at center-right; National Arms at lower right. Handstamps: Type III `SUPERINTENDENCIA DE LA CASA DE MONEDA` and Type IV `CONTADURIA MAYOR` |
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| Obverse lettering | AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK REPUBLICA DE CHILE DOS PESOS Convertibles en oro ó plata por el Estado conforme á la lei. SANTIAGO Agosto 7 de 1880 (Translation: American Bank Note Company, NewYork Republic of Chile Two Pesos Convertible into gold or silver by the State in accordance with the Law. Santiago August 7, 1880) |
| Reverse description | Brown. Geometric designs; law text in oval medallion at right. |
| Reverse lettering | 2 REPUBLICA DE CHILE ESTE BILLETE ES MONEDA LEGAL PARA LA SOLUCION DE TODA ESPECIE DE OBLIGACIONES CUALES QUIERA QUE SEAN SU FECHA I LOS TERMINOS EN QUE ESTEN OTORGADOS. LEI DE 10 DE ABRIL DE 1879. American Bank Note Company, NewYork (Translation: 2 Republic of Chile This banknote is legal currency for the solution of all species of obligations which you want they are their date and the terms in which they are granted. Law of April 10th, 1879.) |
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| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 5020796830 |
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