Catalog
20 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco San Fernando |
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| Year | 1891-1899 |
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| Reference(s) | P#399 |
| Obverse description | Printed in black on a pink-tinted underprint, the obverse centres on a rectangular intaglio vignette of a pastoral agricultural scene with a plough and farming implements set in a rural landscape; to the right, a classical allegorical female figure is seated beside a globe and an urn. The bank title "BANCO SAN FERNANDO" runs in large letterpress across the centre, with a red overprint reading "COLCHAGUA" and the promissory text incorporating the denomination "VEINTE PESOS". Numeral "20" counters occupy all four corners, with serial numbers printed in red at upper left and upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO SAN FERNANDO COLCHAGUA PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Á LA VISTA en San Fernando VEINTE PESOS moneda corriente. AUTORIZADO POR LA CASA DE MONEDA. American Bank Note Co. N.Y. 20 |
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Banco San Fernando was one of several Chilean private banks authorized to issue notes under the 1860 Ley de Bancos, and this 20 Pesos belongs to the final decade of that free-banking arrangement. The Chilean government moved to end private note issue entirely in 1898, consolidating currency authority under the Banco de la República — which means any note dated toward the end of this series' range was circulating right at the close of an era when a dozen competing bank notes were still in simultaneous use across the country.
ABNC printed the bulk of Chilean private bank paper during this period, often sharing plate elements across multiple client banks.