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5 Pesos Banco de La Alianza
| Issuer | Banco de la Alianza |
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| Year | 1873 |
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| Value | 5 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | At left, a condor vignette; at centre, the Chilean coat of arms flanked by the word CINCO repeated in two horizontal bands across the top and bottom of the central field; at right, two large numeral 5s frame a portrait medallion of a young woman between them. The overall layout follows the classical American Bank Note Company intaglio style typical of 19th-century South American provincial issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | Banco de la Alianza Pagara al portador la vista en Santiago CINCO PESOS Moneda Corriente. SANTIAGO Feb 13 de 1873 Superintendente de la Casa de la Moneda (Translation: Bank of la Alianza Will pay the bearer on demand in Santiago Five Pesos Common Currency. Santiago, February 13, 1873 Superintendent of Casa de la Moneda) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse presents a dense lathe-work guilloche border surrounding the entire note. At centre, an oval cartouche with a pale underprint bears the bank name in two lines of bold serif lettering. To each side of the cartouche stands a large ornate Roman numeral V rendered in an elaborate foliate surround, serving as the denomination indicator. |
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