Banknote Billet Chile 0.50 escudo Bernardo O´Higgins Général, Père de la Patrie Chilienne 1964-1967

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The medio escudo (1/2 escudo) is a banknote issued by Chile between 1964 and 1967, with a face value of 0.50 escudo. It belongs to series B and bears the reference number 677084.

This banknote features the portrait of Bernardo O'Higgins, a major historical figure of Chile, general and considered the Father of the Chilean Nation. Born in 1778 and died in 1842, O'Higgins is one of the key figures of Chilean independence, having proclaimed and led the country as the first Supreme Director of independent Chile. His representation on this banknote reflects the central place he holds in Chilean national memory.

The escudo is the monetary unit that replaced the Chilean peso in 1960, as part of a monetary reform aimed at stabilizing the country's economy. This currency was itself replaced by the Chilean peso in 1975. The medio escudo therefore belongs to a transitional period in Chilean monetary history, reflecting the economic and political transformations the country was undergoing during the 1960s.

The graphic design of this issue, as with most Latin American banknotes of the period, generally combines national symbolic elements with ornamental patterns intended to reinforce the security of the document and its official character.

This banknote now constitutes a numismatic testimony to Chilean monetary policy of the 1960s, and represents a specific period in the country's fiduciary history, characterized by the use of the escudo as the official national currency.