500 pesos banknote

Located on the left-hand side, no printing over it, this watermark consists of a portrait of Diego Portales facing forward.

Several shades of brown, violet, ochre, black and green.

The main motif is a portrait of the founder of the city of Santiago, Pedro de Valdivia, to the right. The portrait was donated by Queen Isabel II of Spain to the Republic of Chile, and comes from a painting by E. Lucas, Madrid, 1853. It is currently kept in the Municipality of Santiago.The title "BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE" appears on one line, slightly to the left and toward the top. Below, on two lines, the value of the banknote, "QUINIENTOS PESOS" (five hundred pesos) appears in white letters inside guilloches. The year appears immediately below in black letters. To the bottom, the words "PRESIDENTE" (President) and "GERENTE GENERAL" (General Manager) are printed in black on the left- and right-hand sides, respectively, with their respective signatures above each title. The number "500" appears in different fonts and colors in the top right-hand and bottom left-hand corners.The serial letters followed by seven digits are printed to the top and left. This serial is duplicated in smaller print to the right of the main motif.In the bottom right-hand corner a ribbon bears the name "PEDRO DE VALDIVIA".Below, the note sometimes carries the imprint "CASA DE MONEDA DE CHILE ". Otherwise it remains blank.

The main motif is a vignette from a painting by Pedro Lira, with the words "FUNDACIÓN DE SANTIAGO" (Santiago is founded) below. "BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE" appears above on one line. The number "500" appears in different fonts and colors in the top left- and bottom right-hand corners. The words "QUINIENTOS PESOS" (five hundred pesos) appears at the bottom left, on one line.A series of decorative Security Strip features include guilloches, geometrical shapes and other elements, among them, on both sides of the front a number that corresponds to the banknote's placement on the sheet.