5 pesos 1940 — Chile ( Pick: 91c )
Region:
South America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 pesos issued in Chile in 1940. It is cataloged under Pick number 91c. The front side design includes the dates 3.7.1935 and 8.7.1942 along with denominations of 1.00, 3.00, and 10.00.
This banknote is composed of cotton paper and has dimensions of 150 x 70 mm. It is printed by Banco Central de Chile. The signatures are from Carlos Vial Espantoso and Guillermo Subercaseaux.
The note exhibits a palette of colors that includes green, black, brown, red, blue, purple, orange, yellow, gray, pink, beige, and white. The State Bank of Chile transitioned to the 5 pesos denomination in the 1940s as part of its monetary issuance.
This banknote is composed of cotton paper and has dimensions of 150 x 70 mm. It is printed by Banco Central de Chile. The signatures are from Carlos Vial Espantoso and Guillermo Subercaseaux.
The note exhibits a palette of colors that includes green, black, brown, red, blue, purple, orange, yellow, gray, pink, beige, and white. The State Bank of Chile transitioned to the 5 pesos denomination in the 1940s as part of its monetary issuance.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Carlos Vial Espantoso, Guillermo Subercaseaux
- Date of issue
- 1940
- Printing office
- Banco Central de Chile
- Paper
- cotton
- Colour
- green, black, brown, red, blue, purple, orange, yellow, gray, pink, beige, white
- Dimensions
- 150 x 70 mm
- Pick catalog
- 91c
About this banknote
The Banco Central de Chile issued the 5 Pesos banknote (Pick 91c) on April 24, 1940. This note was part of a series introduced between 1932 and 1942, with the 1940 issuance signed by Marcial Mora Miranda, President of the Central Bank (1939-1940), and Otto Meyerholz Gallardo, General Manager of the Central Bank (1932-1943).
The obverse features a portrait of Bernardo O'Higgins on the right, without his name beneath. The reverse displays the bank's seal on the right and a large numeral "5" on the left. Printed by Talleres de Especies Valoradas in Santiago, Chile, the note measures 145 x 70 mm.
