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20 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Chile |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large guilloche underprint with the word VEINTE rendered in red across the centre, over which the denomination numerals '20' appear in red at left and right. At upper centre, the bank title 'EL BANCO NACIONAL DE CHILE' is inscribed in bold letterpress, flanked by a small '20' medallion at upper right. The left vignette presents an allegorical or historical scene with figures, while a finely engraved portrait of a bearded gentleman in period ruff collar occupies the right. The Chilean coat of arms appears as a central vignette, and the payable text 'Pagará al portador la suma en Valparaíso / VEINTE PESOS' is inscribed in intaglio below, with signature lines for Contador and Director Gerente at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO NACIONAL DE CHILE VEINTE VEINTE PESOS Pagará al portador la suma en Valparaíso Mendivillerente, Valparaíso AUTORIZADO POR LA CASA DE MONEDA Fo. EL CONTADOR Fo. EL DIRECTOR GERENTE American Bank Note Co. New York VEINTE |
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The Banco Nacional de Chile was a private commercial bank established in 1865, operating during a period when Chile had no central bank and note-issuing rights were distributed among several competing private institutions. The American Bank Note Company in New York handled the printing for much of this series, a common arrangement for South American banks in the 1860s and 1870s that lacked domestic intaglio printing capacity.
Pick S335 falls within the "S" (Specialized/Regional) sequence, reflecting its private rather than state-issued status. The Banco Nacional de Chile eventually lost its note-issuing privileges following the 1860 banking law reforms and subsequent legislative tightening in the 1870s.