10 Pesos = 1 Condor, Central Bank of Chile, Chile, 1925 (Pick 74)

This 10 Pesos = 1 Condor note was issued in Chile by the Central Bank of Chile, dated 1925. It belongs to the Peso (1835-1959) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1818-date). It measures 150 × 80 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 74.

Obverse: Brown on green underprint. Condor at left; seated woman with shield at center; overprinted seal of Central Bank of Chile; one or two block letters in serial. Overprint on P#63: New bank name on top, face value in Condores below old denomination, issuing date below figure at center, "por el Estado" bar overprinted, "BILLETE PROVISIONAL" at bottom. Its lettering reads “Republica de Chile / BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE / DIEZ PESOS / Un Condor ORO / 10 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1925. / Convertibles en Oro por el Estado conforme a la lei / SANTIAGO / BILLETE PROVISIONAL”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Republic of Chile Central Bank of Chile Ten Pesos One Condor Gold December 10th., 1925 Convertible by the State (bar overprinted) according to the Law Santiago Provisional note”.

Reverse: Brown and light-red. Standing woman at center with Condor and Caduceus - Allegory of Commerce. Its lettering reads “DIEZ / PESOS / 10 / IMP. FISCAL CHILE”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Ten Pesos”. The note was printed by Imprenta Fiscal, Santiago de los Caballeros, Chile. Signatures recorded for the type: Ismael Tocornal (IT) (President of Central Bank); Aurelio Burr Sanchez (ABS) (General Manager of the Central Bank). Technique: Overprinted. Demonetized: Yes.

Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.