Chile Banknotes 50 Pesos banknote 1981 Arturo Prat
Central Bank of Chile - Banco Central de Chile
Obverse: Portrait of Commander Arturo Prat, the 19th century Chilean naval hero, Naval Jack of Chile - Emblem of the Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile) at center.
Signatures: Sergio de la Cuadra Fabres & Carlos Molina Orrego.
Reverse: Arrival of Liberation Fleet in 1820 under command of Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquess of Maranhão.
The First Chilean Navy Squadron was the naval force that terminated Spanish colonial rule on the south-west coast of South America and protagonized the most important naval actions in the Latin American wars of independence. The Chilean government organized the squadron in order to carry the war to the Viceroyalty of Perú, then the center of Spanish power in South America, and thus secure the independence of Chile and Argentina.
Watermark: Diego José Pedro Víctor Portales y Palazuelos.
Printer: Casa de Moneda de Chile.
Chile banknotes - Chilean paper money
1975-2009
The new Chilean peso was introduced on 29 September 1975 by decree 1,123, replacing the escudo at a rate of 1 peso for 1000 escudos.
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