5 Pesos 1/2 Condor - overprint on P# 61

€321,963.00
IssuerChile
Year1925
TypeStandard banknote
Value5 Pesos = 1/2 Condor
CurrencyOld peso (1835-1959)
CompositionPaper
Size140 × 74 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterImprenta Fiscal, Santiago, Chile
No. printed
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Reference(s) P#71
Obverse descriptionBlue on yellow underprint. Woman seated with shield at left. Issuer name on top, face value in number to right, in letters over image and figure, and below watermark area. Dark blue serial number on upper left and right, serial letters on sides, near edge, watermark area at center.  Overprint on P# 61: New bank name on top, face value in Condores below old denomination, issuing date below watermark area, `por el Estado` bar overprinted, `BILLETE PROVISIONAL` at bottom.
Reverse descriptionBlue, offset printing. Watermark area on the shape of white star in the center Woman to the left, man to the right - Allegories of agriculture (woman) and industry (man). Face value in letters over and below watermark area.
Signature(s)Ismael Tocornal, Aurelio Burr Sanchez,
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Protection description
Obverse letteringBANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE REPUBLICA DE CHILE CINCO PESOS Medio Condor ORO 10 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1925 VALE POR CINCO PESOS Convertibles en Oro por el Estado(with bar overprint) conforme a la lei SANTIAGO BILLETE PROVISIONAL
(Translation: Central Bank of Chile Republic of Chile Five Pesos Half Condor Gold December 10th., 1925 Valid for five Pesos, convertible by the State according to the Law Santiago Provisional note)
Reverse letteringCINCO PESOS IMP.FISCAL - CHILE
(Translation: Five Pesos)
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Catalog ID4149668540
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