Chilean Peso - 5000 Pesos
5000 Pesos Bill
Circulation Date: July 1981
Dimensions: 145 x 70 mms.
Paper: white
Watermark: The portrait of Gabriela Mistral, in profile looking
towards the center of the bill.
Security Strip :Spans the entire height of the bill and reads
"FIVE THOUSAND" ("CINCO MIL")
Colors: Red, ocre, coffee and green in diverse shades.
Sistema de Impresión: Offset, Taille Douce and typography.
Face: The principal motif is of chilean poet Gabriela Mistral
situated on the right side. She faces a vignette symbolizing motherly
love.
Reverse: The main motif is a reproduction of the image stamped
on the gold medal presented as the Nobel Prize for Literature granted
in 1945 to Gabriela Mistral.
Source: El Banco Central de Chile
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