Chile 1971 10 centesimos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is a type struck in Chile 1971 only. It was reduced in weight from the prior KM 191, which featured the condor, and is worthless in all grades. Bernardo O'Higgins appears on the obverse. The escudo superseded the peso in 1960, with one escudo = 1000 pesos.

Recorded mintage: 99,700,000.

Specification: 2.5 g, aluminum-bronze, 18.1 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 194.

Source:

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

Link to:

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• 1969 10 centésimos
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• Coins and currency dated 1971