Chile Banknotes 2000 Pesos banknote 2009 Manuel Rodriguez Erdoyza
Central Bank of Chile - Banco Central de Chile
Obverse: Portrait of the Chilean lawyer and guerilla leader Manuel Javier Rodríguez Erdoíza (February 27, 1785 - May 26, 1818), considered one of the founders of independent Chile.; Transparten window with portrait of M.J. Rodríguez Erdoíza; Number 2000 as registration device. Centered is stylized Lapageria. In lower left corner is Antú - the most powerful of the Pillan spirits in the Mapuche mythology. Antú represents the sun and fertility. Two security threads: Horizontally, along whole field of the banknote, micro printing repeated "Dos Mil Pesos" over the entire length of the strips. Bottom left are two horizontal bars for the visually impaired. Denominations in numerals are in top left and lower right corners, in words in top right corner.
Reverse: Lonquimay volcano in Chile's national park Nalcas; Chilean pine - Araucaria araucana in the Chilean Andes; At lower center, the Slender-billed parakeet (Enicognathus leptorhynchus) sitting on Araucaria branch. Number 2000 as registration device.
Signatures of José Fernando de Gregorio Rebeco (as PRESIDENTE) and Alejandro Zurbuchen Silva (as GERENTE GENERAL). Simulated security thread. OMRON™-rings on both sides. One horizontal and one vertical 8-digit serial number on the reverse, both with double letter prefix and numerals of the same size.
Printed by Note Printing Australia.
Chile banknotes - Chilean paper money
2009-2013 Issue
Lonquimay Volcano
Lonquimay Volcano is a stratovolcano of late-Pleistocene to dominantly Holocene age, with the shape of a truncated cone. The cone is largely andesitic, though basaltic and dacitic rocks are present. It is located in the La Araucanía Region of Chile, immediately SE of Tolhuaca volcano. Sierra Nevada and Llaima are their neighbors to the south. The snow-capped volcano lies within the protected area Malalcahuello-Nalcas.
The volcano last erupted in 1988, the eruption ending in 1990. The VEI was 3. The eruption was from a flank vent and involved lava flows and explosive eruptions. There were fatalities.
Slender-billed Parakeet
The Slender-billed Parakeet (Enicognathus leptorhynchus) is a bird species in the parrot family. It belongs to the smaller long-tailed Arinae (macaws and conures), and is consequently also known as Slender-billed Conure. It is known by the common name Choroy. It is endemic to southern Chile and Argentina; Its natural habitat is temperate forests, and its range stretches from Central Chile at the level of Mt Aconcagua down to the island of Chiloe and the continental section of the country.
Araucaria araucana
Araucaria araucana (commonly called the monkey puzzle tree, monkey tail tree, Chilean pine, or pehuén) is an evergreen tree growing to 40 m (130 ft) tall with a 2-m (7-ft) trunk diameter. The tree is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina. Araucaria araucana is the hardiest species in the conifer genus Araucaria. Because of the great age of this species, it is sometimes described as a living fossil. It is the national tree of Chile.