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½ Escudo (50 Centésimos)
| Issuer | Banco Central de Chile |
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| Size | 140 x 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | Blue and cream note with a central oval intaglio vignette of Bernardo O'Higgins in military uniform, framed by foliate guilloche ornaments. The denomination "Eº 0.50" appears twice in the upper register flanking the portrait, with serial numbers and series letter above. Two facsimile signatures are printed below the vignette, with the titles PRESIDENTE and GERENTE GENERAL respectively, and the legend MEDIO ESCUDO / CINCUENTA CENTÉSIMOS DE ESCUDO runs along the lower panel. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in deep blue, the reverse carries a large intaglio historical vignette of the "Llegada de Almagro a Chile" (Arrival of Almagro in Chile), showing a mounted conquistador leading a group of figures through a dramatic landscape. To the right, a guilloche oval underprint bears the denomination "Eº 0.50" with a circular legend reading CINCUENTA CENTÉSIMOS DE ESCUDO. The issuer name BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE is inscribed across the top, and MEDIO ESCUDO runs along the lower border, with the fraction ½ in each corner. |
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| Variants | P#134Aa(1) - signatures: Sergio Molina Silva & Francisco Ibañez Barceló P#134Aa(2) - signatures: Carlos Massad Abud & Francisco Ibañez Barceló |
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