Chile 1940 20 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is a type struck in Chile 1932-33, 1937-41. It superseded a similar copper-nickel type was struck 1920-33. The succeeding type was bronze (KM 177). Oscar Roty's defiant condor, first used in 1895, appeared on virtually all Chilean silver and copper-nickel coins until 1940.

Recorded mintage: 9,300,000 (most common date).

Specification: 4.5 g, copper-nickel, 22.6 mm diameter, designed by Oscar Roty.

Catalog reference: KM 167.3.

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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