Bernardo O´Higgins (1778-1842)

Printed by Chile State Mint in sheets of 50 stamps (5x10).

Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (1778–1842) was a Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of .. Read more »Independence. Although he was the second Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823), he is considered one of Chile's founding fathers, as he was the first holder of this title to head a fully independent Chilean state.

Country:	Chile
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	Constitution of 1980
Nominal:	30 $
Year:	1982
Material:	Harrison
Size:	48 x 36 mm
Perforation:	comb 13½
Mintage:	500,000