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10000 Chilean Pesos

10000 pesos front
10000 pesos back

Old Chilean Peso – 10000 Pesos


10000 Pesos Bill

Circulation Date: June 1989
Dimensions: 145 x 70 mms.
Paper: white
Watermark: Portrait of frigate captain Arturo Prat Chacón looking towards the center of the bill.
Security Strip : Vertical spanning the entire height of the bill repeating the words “TEN THOUSAND” (“DIEZ MIL”)
Colors: Blue, green, ocre in distinct ranges on the face and blue, green ocre, reddish coffee and violet on the back.
System of Impression: Offset, Taille Douce and typography.

Face: Portrait of Frigate Captain Arturo Prat Chacón in uniform

Reverse: The main image is of the San Agustin house (la Hacienda San Agustín) where the hero was born.

Source: El Banco Central de Chile

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