Chile 1940 peso

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is a type struck in Chile in 1940. This type is the last of its denomination struck in copper-nickel. Oscar Roty's defiant condor, first used in 1895, appeared on virtually all Chilean silver and copper-nickel coins until 1940.

Recorded mintage: 150,000.

Specification: 10 g, copper-nickel, 29 mm diameter, designed by Oscar Roty.

Catalog reference: KM 176.2.

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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