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| Issuer | Banco Central de Chile |
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| Year | 1939-1947 |
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| Currency | Old peso (1835-1959) |
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| Obverse description | Purple-brown note with BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE in large letters across the upper field, above an oval intaglio portrait of Conquistador Captain Pedro de Valdivia at center, framed within a fine guilloche border. Denomination numerals "20" occupy all four corners, with two serial number sets in red and blue flanking the portrait, and two facsimile signatures captioned PRESIDENTE and GERENTE GENERAL below. The date and denomination legend VEINTE PESOS appear along the lower panel, with the printer's imprint at foot. |
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| Reverse description | Lilac-brown note centered on a vignette of a park scene with a prominent statue, surrounding trees, and a building in the background, the whole enclosed within a guilloche border. The seal of the Banco Central de Chile appears at left, with the denomination repeated in the lower panel. |
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| Protection description | Profile portrait of an Araucanian (Mapuche) figure |
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