{"product_id":"chile-p161n-1000-pesos-polymer-2025-unc","title":"Chile P-161n POLYMER 1000 Pesos 2025 UNC—Carrera Pinto—Torres del Paine","description":"\u003cp\u003eA crisp Uncirculated example of Chile's \u003cstrong\u003e1000 Peso\u003c\/strong\u003e polymer note — the workhorse denomination of the Chilean Peso series, featuring national hero \u003cstrong\u003eIgnacio Carrera Pinto\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1848–1882\u003c\/strong\u003e) on the obverse and the breathtaking granite towers of \u003cstrong\u003eTorres del Paine National Park\u003c\/strong\u003e on the reverse. Printed on durable polymer substrate with a transparent window security feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e deep blue background; blue and teal engraving; gold and red accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ignacio Carrera Pinto at center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE 1000 \/ MIL PESOS \/ IGNACIO CARRERA PINTO 1848–1882\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity features:\u003c\/strong\u003e Transparent window with portrait watermark; micro-printing “BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE” and “MIL PESOS” in corner zones; perfect-matching see-through sun design (lower left); perfect-matching cut numerals “1000” (lower right); raised tactile design for the visually impaired (lower left)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcentral.cl\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRosanna Costa Costa\u003c\/a\u003e, President of the Central Bank — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luis_%C3%93scar_Herrera\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLuis Óscar Herrera\u003c\/a\u003e, General Manager\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e blue background; teal and gray engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e Torres del Paine National Park panorama at center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e PARQUE NACIONAL TORRES DEL PAINE \/ BANCO CENTRAL DE CHILE 1000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSerial numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black, two-letter prefix; horizontal (top left) and vertical (right); first digit encodes year of printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pick P-161n; TBB B296n; Numista N#202327\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Transparent window with portrait of Ignacio Carrera Pinto; numerals “1000” repeated 7 times at varying positions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polymer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 × 70 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Banco Central de Chile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Casa de Moneda de Chile; Note Printing Australia, Melbourne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peso (1975–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2009–2021 Issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcentral.cl\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRosanna Costa Costa\u003c\/a\u003e, President — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luis_%C3%93scar_Herrera\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLuis Óscar Herrera\u003c\/a\u003e, General Manager\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Boy Captain Who Refused to Retreat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cstrong\u003e9 July 1882\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Chilean lieutenant named \u003cstrong\u003eIgnacio Carrera Pinto\u003c\/strong\u003e was ordered to hold a mud-brick house in the Peruvian village of \u003cstrong\u003eLa Concepción\u003c\/strong\u003e with 77 soldiers. What followed became one of the most celebrated last stands in South American military history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarrera Pinto was \u003cstrong\u003e23 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e. His garrison was surrounded by a Peruvian force estimated at between 500 and 1,000 men during the \u003cstrong\u003eWar of the Pacific\u003c\/strong\u003e — the brutal three-way conflict between Chile, Peru, and Bolivia over the nitrate-rich Atacama Desert that reshaped the continent’s borders. Offered the chance to surrender, Carrera Pinto reportedly refused. He and his entire command fought until the last man fell. Not one Chilean soldier surrendered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChile made him a martyr and a symbol of military honor. His name was given to streets, schools, and regiments. And in \u003cstrong\u003e2010\u003c\/strong\u003e, when the Banco Central de Chile redesigned its 1000 Peso note in polymer, his portrait went on the front — the face most Chileans see every time they reach into their wallet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Towers at the End of the World\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTorres del Paine\u003c\/strong\u003e — the “Towers of Paine” — are three granite monoliths rising nearly \u003cstrong\u003e2,500 meters\u003c\/strong\u003e from the Patagonian steppe in Chile’s far south, sculpted by glaciers over millions of years into shapes so improbable they look designed. The word \u003cem\u003ePaine\u003c\/em\u003e comes from the \u003cstrong\u003eTehuelche\u003c\/strong\u003e language and means “blue” — a reference to the color of the lakes that surround the massif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurrounding it is a 1,814-sq-km (700-sq-mi) \u003cstrong\u003enational park, roughly the size of Rhode Island\u003c\/strong\u003e and is one of the most visited wilderness destinations in South America, drawing trekkers from around the world to its famous “W” and “O” circuits. It is home to \u003cstrong\u003eguanacos\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003epumas\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAndean condors\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003erheas\u003c\/strong\u003e. The towers themselves change color through the day — gray at dawn, gold at midday, blood-red at sunset — and are only visible without cloud cover a fraction of the time. Most visitors wait days for a clear view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and you hold a small polymer record of two of Chile’s defining images — a soldier who wouldn’t yield, and a landscape that doesn’t need to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Note on Banknote Grading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe grade banknotes by condition — how much wear, folding, or handling a note shows. Below is the scale we use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUncirculated (UNC)\u003c\/strong\u003e — Crisp and fresh: No folds, no creases, no handling marks. 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