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5 Pesos (½ Condor)
| Issuer | Banco Central de Chile |
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| Year | 1944-1947 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Reverse description | Printed in blue on the reverse, the large numeral 5 occupies the left portion of the note against a complex guilloche underprint covering the central field. The bank title BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE runs along the top border, with CINCO PESOS along the bottom; a circular bank seal with the condor emblem appears at right centre within an oval watermark space. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE CINCO PESOS 5 |
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Talleres de Especies Valoradas — the Chilean state security printing works — had been producing the country's banknotes in-house since the 1920s, a deliberate move toward printing independence that distinguished Chile from most of its neighbors, who still relied on American Bank Note Company or Bradbury Wilkinson. The ½ Condor denomination reflects the dual naming system Chile maintained during this period, where peso amounts ran alongside the older Condor unit at a fixed ratio of 10 pesos to 1 Condor.
The 1944–1947 date range spans the final years before Chile's 1947 monetary reforms began tightening emission controls in response to wartime inflation pressure.