Chile. Currency vignette. Steel. 5 x 3 inches. Imprint of American Bank Note Company, New York.
Vignette commemorating the naval battle of Iquique on May 21, 1879. The vignette shows the Peruvian ironclad, Huascar ramming the wooden Chilean ship, Esmerelda. The vignette was engraved for the Banco de Curico, whose imprint is seen below the vignette. The art was used on the face of the 10 Peso issue of 1882 (Pick-S219), a note rare enough to be unpriced in Pick.
Engraved Identification Number: Special V 44583 (C-176 crossed out).
This interesting and worthwhile item, it is one of kind, item that may never be available again.
Metal:
Steel
Measurement:
5 x 3 inches
Type:
Currency vignette
Item from:
American Bank Note Co.
