100 Pesos, Dirección del Tesoro, Chile, 1898 (Pick 55)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1898
Issuing entity
Republic of ChileThis 100 Pesos note was issued in Chile by Dirección del Tesoro, dated 1898. It belongs to the Peso (1835-1959) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1818-date). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 55.
Obverse: Black on gold underprint. Portrait of Bernardo O'Higgins at left; monument at center; two allegorical woman with sword and shield at right. Round stamps types I and III. Reused banknote from P#25 of the Republic of Chile. Its lettering reads “REPUBLICA DE CHILE / CIEN PESOS / convertibles en ó plata oro por el Estado conforme á la lei / SANTIAGO / 1º de Agosto de 1898. / American Bank Note Co. N.Y.”. Translation given in the catalogue: “The Republic of Chile Hunderd Pesos Convertible to gold or silver by the State according to the law August 1st., 1898.”.
Reverse: Dark-blue. Decree text at right. Red overprinted of "EMISION FISCAL". Its lettering reads “100 / REPUBLICA DE CHILE / ESTE BILLETE ÉS MONEDA / LEGAL PARA SOLUCION DE / ESPÉCIE DE OBLIGACIONES, / QUAISQUERA QUE SEAM SU / FECHA I LOS TERMINOS EN / QUE ESTEN ONTORGADOS. / LEI DE 10 DE ABRIL DE 1879. / EMISION FISCAL / LEI 1.054 DE 31 DE JULIO DE 1898”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Republic of Chile This bill is currency legal for solution kind of obligations, any that be your date and terms in that are awarded. Law of April 10, 1879. Fiscal Emission Law of July 31, 1898”.
The note was printed by American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date). 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
Round stamps : Type I : DIRECCION DEL TESORO-SANTIAGO around National Arms. Type III : SUPERINTENDENCIA DE LA CASA DE MONEDA around screwpress/SANTIAGO
Physical characteristics
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
Technical characteristics
- Printer
- American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date)
- Currency
- Peso (1835-1959)
- Demonetized
- Yes
- Issuing bank
- Dirección del Tesoro
Design
- Obverse
- Black on gold underprint. Portrait of Bernardo O'Higgins at left; monument at center; two allegorical woman with sword and shield at right. Round stamps types I and III. Reused banknote from P#25 of the Republic of Chile.
- Reverse
- Dark-blue. Decree text at right. Red overprinted of "EMISION FISCAL"
- Obverse lettering
- REPUBLICA DE CHILE / CIEN PESOS / convertibles en ó plata oro por el Estado conforme á la lei / SANTIAGO / 1º de Agosto de 1898. / American Bank Note Co. N.Y.
- Reverse lettering
- 100 / REPUBLICA DE CHILE / ESTE BILLETE ÉS MONEDA / LEGAL PARA SOLUCION DE / ESPÉCIE DE OBLIGACIONES, / QUAISQUERA QUE SEAM SU / FECHA I LOS TERMINOS EN / QUE ESTEN ONTORGADOS. / LEI DE 10 DE ABRIL DE 1879. / EMISION FISCAL / LEI 1.054 DE 31 DE JULIO DE 1898
Identification
- Value
- 100 Pesos
- Dates recorded
- 1898
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 55
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
Recorded means a field is present, not independently verified. Read its wording, supporting source and the entry’s confidence level.
Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P55
- NumistaN# 394659
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.