| Issuer | Chile |
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| Year | 1898 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 2 Pesos |
| Currency | Old peso (1835-1959) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 170 × 75 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#53 |
| Obverse description | Black on green underprint. Portrait of Manuel Blanco Encalada at left; village landscape at center right; National Arms at left. Handstamps: Type I `DIRECCION DEL TESORO-SANTIAGO` and Type II `DIRECCION DE CONTABILIDAD-SANTIAGO`. Reused banknote from P#12 of the Republic of Chile. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CHILE vale por DOS PESOS convertibles 17 de Agosto de 1898. en oro ó plata por el Estado conforme á la lei. SANTIAGO American Bank Note Co., New York (Translation: Republic of Chile worth Two Pesos convertible August 17, 1898. into gold or silver by the State in accordance with the Law. SANTIAGO American Bank Note Co., New York) |
| Reverse description | Brown. Geometric designs; law text in oval medallion at right. Red overprinted of `EMISION FISCAL`. |
| Reverse lettering | COMPAÑIA AMERICANA DE BILLETES DE BANCO, NUEVA YORK 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. EMISION FISCAL LEI 1.054 DE 31 DE JULIO DE 1898 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK (Translation: American Bank Note Company, NewYork 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. Fiscal Emission Law of July 31, 1898) |
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| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 4621227970 |
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