Banco Central de Chile10.000 pesos Banknote
10.000 pesos banknote, obverse.
10.000 pesos banknote, reverse.
| Size: | 145 x 70 mm. |
| Paper: | White. |
| Watermark: | Portrait of Frigate Captain Arturo Prat Chacón facing the center of the banknote, located on the left side, no printing over it. |
| Security Strip: | Strand threaded vertically through the paper, to the left of the main motif on the front of the banknote and spanning its entire length, micro printing repeats the words "DIEZ MIL" (ten thousand) along its entire length. |
| Coinciding Motif: | Located on the upper half of the banknote toward the left on the front of the banknote and the right on the back. It consists of part of the lines that make up a five-point star that like the other figures that surround it, needs to be looked at against the light for the image to be seen in its entirety. |
| Colors: |
Several shades of blue, green and ochre on the front of the banknote, and blue, green-ochre, reddish brown and violet on the back. |
| Printing Process: | Offset, Intaglio and Typography. |
| Obverse: |
Portrait of Frigate Captain Arturo Prat Chacón wearing uniform. A strip of guilloches and ornaments covers the lower edge.The title "BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE" is printed on two lines at the top. The number "10000" appears in different sizes and styles on the top and bottom left-hand corners. The number "10" with the word "MIL" ("thousand) immediately below appears on the top right-hand corner.The words "DIEZ MIL PESOS" (ten thousand pesos) appear on two lines in the center of the banknote. The words "PRESIDENTE" (President) and "GERENTE GENERAL" (General Manager) are printed on the bottom above the strip of guilloches, from left to right, respectively. These titles carry the respective signatures and the date of printing lies between them.The words "CAPITÁN DE FRAGATA DON ARTURO PRAT CHACÓN" (Frigate Captain Arturo Prat Chacón) appear on two lines in the right-hand corner and next to the main motif. The serial letters followed by 7 (seven) digits appear in the upper left-hand corner, below the number 10000. It is duplicated in smaller print to the right of the main motif. Underneath the center of the lower border the banknote sometimes carries the imprint "CASA DE MONEDA DE CHILE". Otherwise it remains blank.The front includes security backgrounds and guilloches. The number that corresponds to the location of the banknote in the sheet appears on the right half. |
| Reverse: |
The main motif is an image of the houses of the Hacienda San Agustín estate where the hero was born. The words "HACIENDA SAN AGUSTÍN DE PUÑUAL (NINHUE) CUNA DE DON ARTURO PRAT CHACÓN" (San Agustín De Puñual (Ninhue) Estate: Cradle of Arturo Prat Chacón") are printed below the main motif.The main motif includes the figure of a woman that holds a shield in her left-hand and a flag in her right-hand.The title "BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE" appears on the upper part over one line. Below, a strip of guilloches with "DIEZ MIL PESOS" (ten thousand pesos) printed over it in white letters; the number "10" appears on the lower left-hand corner with the word "MIL" (thousand) immediately below. The number "10000" appears in the other three corners in different sizes and styles.The back includes security ornaments, backgrounds and guilloches.The number that corresponds to the location of the banknote in the sheet appears on the right half. |
| Date of circulation: | June 1989 |