Chile 1924 peso

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is a type struck in Chile 1924-27. It was the last Chilean peso to contain silver. The succeeding billon type (KM 174), issued 1932, was 6 g, 0.400 fine silver. Numerous varieties exist for the 1925 issue but none are noted for 1924. Oscar Roty's defiant condor, first used in 1895, appeared on virtually all Chilean silver and copper-nickel coins until 1940.

Recorded mintage: 1,748,000.

Specification: 9 g, 0.500 fine silver, .144 troy oz ASW, designed by Oscar Roty.

Catalog reference: KM 152.6.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1922 peso
• 1924 20 centavos
• 1925 peso
• 1926 20 pesos
• 1926 50 pesos
• 1926 100 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1924
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