| Issuer | Chile |
| Year | 1962-1975 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 1/2 Escudo = 50 Centésimos |
| Currency | Escudo (1960-1975) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 145 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Casa de Moneda de Chile, Chile |
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| Reference(s) | P#134 |
| Obverse description | Dark blue on pale orange on tan underprint. Portrait of Bernardo O`Higgins in center based on the portrait by José Gil de Castro. Issuer name on top, face value in numeric fractions on all four corners, in letters at bottom, and in currency sign and numbers on sides of image. Red or black series and serial #s on sides (see comments section). |
| Reverse description | Blue on light-green underprint. Engraving of the painting `Descubrimiento de Chile por Diego de Almagro` (Discovery of Chile by Diego de Almagro) by Pedro Subercaseaux. Issuer name on top, face value in numeric fractions on all four corners, in currency sign and numbers in oval at right, in letters at bottom and around oval. |
| Signature(s) | Eduardo Figueroa Geisse, Luis Mackenna Shiell, Luis Mackenna Shiell, Francisco Ibánez Barceló, Sergio Molina Silva, Carlos Massad Abud, Alfonso Inostroza Cuevas, Jaime Barrios Meza, Jaime Barrios Meza, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait (facing left) of Don Diego Portales (1793-1837) |
| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE
BERNARDO O`HIGGINS
MEDIO ESCUDO
CINCUENTA CENTESIMOS DE ESCUDO
CASA DE MONEDA DE CHILE (Translation: Central Bank of Chile Bernardo O`Higgins Half Escudo Fifty Cents of Escudo Chile Mint) |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE
★ CINCUENTA CENTESIMOS DE ESCUDO ★ CINCUENTA CENTESIMOS DE
ESCUDO
LLEGADA DE ALMAGRO A CHILE
MEDIO ESCUDO (Translation: Central Bank of Chile Fifty Cents of Escudo Fifty Cents of Escudo Arrival of Almagro to Chile Half Escudo) |
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| Catalog ID | 6803086390 |
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