Chile 1934 10 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in Santiago, Chile, in 1920-28, 1932-41. It was the first ten centavos to contain no silver and is the last of its denomination. Oscar Roty's defiant condor, first used in 1895, appeared on virtually all Chilean silver and copper-nickel coins until 1940.

Recorded mintage: 900,000.

Specification: 3 g, copper-nickel, plain edge, 19.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 166.

Source:

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

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• 1933 10 centavos
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• 1935 10 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1934