500 pesos 1997 — Chile ( Pick: 153e )
Region:
South America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 pesos issued in Chile in 1997. It is cataloged under Pick number 153e.
The front side design dates from 1994 to 2000 and features a color design of dark brown and brown-violet with black text on a multicolored underprint. It is signed by Carlos Massad Abud and Camilo Carrasco Alfonso. The note is printed on paper and measures 145 x 70 mm.
It was printed by Casa de Moneda de Chile. The amount produced remains unspecified.
The front side design dates from 1994 to 2000 and features a color design of dark brown and brown-violet with black text on a multicolored underprint. It is signed by Carlos Massad Abud and Camilo Carrasco Alfonso. The note is printed on paper and measures 145 x 70 mm.
It was printed by Casa de Moneda de Chile. The amount produced remains unspecified.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Carlos Massad Abud and Camilo Carrasco Alfonso
- Date of issue
- 1997
- Printing office
- Casa de Moneda de Chile
- Colour
- Dark brown and brown-violet with black text on multicolored underprint
- Dimensions
- 145 x 70 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 153e
About this banknote
The Banco Central de Chile issued the 500 pesos banknote (Pick 153e) in 1997. This series, introduced in 1977, continued to be produced until 2000. The 1997 issue features the signatures of Carlos Massad Abud, who served as President of the Central Bank from 1996 to 2003, and Camilo Carrasco Alfonso, General Manager from 1994 to 2005.
The obverse of the banknote displays a portrait of Pedro de Valdivia, a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. The reverse features "La fundación de Santiago por Pedro de Valdivia," a painting by Pedro Lira depicting the founding of Santiago. The note measures 145 x 70 mm and was printed by the Casa de Moneda de Chile.
